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.
If Congress passes the Oct. 1 deadline without either a new set of spending bills or a continuing resolution, nonessential operations would be forced to shut down.
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.
68% of Black adults in the U.S. say they do not have enough income to lead the kind of life they want, but a majority are optimistic that they will one day.
Additionally, about half of lower-income parents (52%) say they have not had enough money for food or their rent or mortgage.
Majorities of adults in 18 of 24 countries surveyed this spring rate their nation’s economic situation poorly.
Last summer, businesses trying to come back from the COVID-19 pandemic hired nearly a million more teens than in the summer of 2020.
Nearly one-in-five middle-income families report receiving unemployment benefits in 2020.
Among the roughly 6 million small business firms with employees, 49% have just one to four workers.
Nearly two-thirds of White families (66%) owned stocks directly or indirectly, compared with 39% of Black families and 28% of Hispanic families.
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