U.S. labor market inches back from the COVID-19 shock, but recovery is far from complete
Here’s how the COVID-19 recession is affecting labor force participation and unemployment among American workers a year after its onset.
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Here’s how the COVID-19 recession is affecting labor force participation and unemployment among American workers a year after its onset.
In the third quarter of 2020, about 28.6 million Baby Boomers reported that they were out of the labor force due to retirement.
The last year the Postal Service recorded any profit was 2006, and its cumulative losses since then totaled $83.1 billion as of March 31.
About three-quarters of U.S. adults say undocumented immigrants mostly fill jobs U.S. citizens do not want.
U.S. military veterans and their families have consistently had higher standards of living than non-veterans over the past 40 years.
Newsroom employment dropped by a quarter between 2008 and 2018, but the job cuts were not shouldered equally by journalists of all ages.
The shift has been most notable in jobs that prioritize analytical skills, such as science and math, or fundamental skills, such as writing.
Balancing work and family duties brings challenges for working parents. Yet many say working is best for them at this point in their life.
Millennials are the largest adult generation in the United States, and the American family continues to change.
Majorities of Americans foresee widening income gaps, tougher financial times for older Americans and intensifying political divisions.
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