Black workers’ views and experiences in the U.S. labor force stand out in key ways
Black workers account for about 13% of all U.S. workers, including those who work full time, part time and are self-employed.
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Black workers account for about 13% of all U.S. workers, including those who work full time, part time and are self-employed.
Some 6.2 million U.S. adults – or 2.4% of the country’s adult population – report being two or more races.
In 2021, there were 2,590 gun deaths among U.S. children and teens under the age of 18, up from 1,732 in 2019.
The U.S. Black population is growing. At the same time, how Black people self-identify is changing, with increasing shares considering themselves multiracial or Hispanic.
From 2016 through 2019, lawmaker mentions of Asian Americans on social media – either of the population at large or of smaller subgroups – followed a relatively predictable pattern.
In battleground states, Hispanics grew more than other racial or ethnic groups as a share of eligible voters.
What does the 2020 electorate look like politically, demographically and religiously as the race enters its final days?
37% of those ages 18 to 29 say they moved, someone moved into their home or they know someone who moved because of the outbreak.
Those who have not responded to the census so far are likely to be from groups the census previously has struggled to count accurately.
About four-in-ten Black and Asian adults say people have acted as if they were uncomfortable around them because of their race or ethnicity since the beginning of the outbreak, and similar shares say they worry that other people might be suspicious of them if they wear a mask when out in public, according to a new Pew Research Center survey.
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