Gasoline costs more these days, but price spikes have a long history and happen for a host of reasons
Americans are acutely sensitive to gasoline prices, especially when they’re on the rise. But looking just at the recent rise can be misleading.
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Americans are acutely sensitive to gasoline prices, especially when they’re on the rise. But looking just at the recent rise can be misleading.
Hiring by the self-employed has fallen since 2019, with the cutbacks emanating mainly from businesses run by men.
In less than a decade, the share of Americans who go “cashless” in a typical week has increased by double digits.
Concern among U.S. adults about cryptocurrency is broad, but some groups are more concerned than others. Only 18% are somewhat confident in crypto.
Women have overtaken men and now account for more than half (50.7%) of the college-educated labor force in the United States.
American workers in some sectors and industries are seeing far smaller wage gains than those in others.
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.
In an August 2022 survey, 54% of Black adults said they had a very or somewhat negative impression of capitalism, up from 40% in May 2019.
41% of U.S. journalists who are employed at least part time at a news outlet say they would join a union if it were available to them.
With the economic recovery gaining momentum, unemployment among immigrants is about equal with that of U.S.-born workers.
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