More than 4 in 10 U.S. workers don’t take all their paid time off
About half of upper-income workers (51%) say they take off less time than offered, compared with 45% of middle-income workers and 41% of lower-income workers.
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About half of upper-income workers (51%) say they take off less time than offered, compared with 45% of middle-income workers and 41% of lower-income workers.
Black workers account for about 13% of all U.S. workers, including those who work full time, part time and are self-employed.
55% of Americans say there are too few women in top executive business positions. This is down somewhat from 59% who said this in 2018.
Additionally, about half of lower-income parents (52%) say they have not had enough money for food or their rent or mortgage.
Nearly one-in-five middle-income families report receiving unemployment benefits in 2020.
Hiring by the self-employed has fallen since 2019, with the cutbacks emanating mainly from businesses run by men.
Women have overtaken men and now account for more than half (50.7%) of the college-educated labor force in the United States.
Workplace diversity, equity and inclusion efforts, or DEI, are increasingly becoming part of national political debates. For a majority of employed U.S. adults (56%), focusing on increasing DEI at work is a good thing. But relatively small shares of workers place a lot of importance on diversity at their workplace.
With the economic recovery gaining momentum, unemployment among immigrants is about equal with that of U.S.-born workers.
Most U.S. young adults are at least mostly financially independent and happy with their parents’ involvement in their lives. Parent-child relationships are mostly strong.
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