Older Workers Are Growing in Number and Earning Higher Wages
Roughly one-in-five Americans ages 65 and older were employed in 2023 – nearly double the share of those who were working 35 years ago.
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Roughly one-in-five Americans ages 65 and older were employed in 2023 – nearly double the share of those who were working 35 years ago.
Here are some of the key measures of the housing affordability crunch in the United States and the reasons behind it.
Nearly four-in-ten men ages 25 to 29 now live with older relatives.
Immigrants – particularly those from African nations – are a growing share of the U.S. Black population.
In the United States, the transience of economic status varies significantly across racial and ethnic groups and by level of education.
The 2020 census counted 126.8 million occupied households, representing 9% growth over the 116.7 million households counted in the 2010 census.
Renters headed 36% of U.S. households in 2019. Young people, racial and ethnic minorities, and those with lower incomes are more likely to rent.
On key economic outcomes, single adults at prime working age increasingly lag behind those who are married or cohabiting
Nearly one-in-five middle-income families report receiving unemployment benefits in 2020.
The share of adults who live in middle-class households fell from 61% in 1971 to 50% in 2021, according to a new analysis.
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