short readNov 4, 2021 Amid the pandemic, a rising share of older U.S. adults are now retired As of the third quarter of 2021, 50.3% of U.S. adults 55 and older said they were out of the labor force due to retirement.
short readNov 3, 2021 The self-employed are back at work in pre-COVID-19 numbers, but their businesses have smaller payrolls Hiring by the self-employed has fallen since 2019, with the cutbacks emanating mainly from businesses run by men.
short readOct 26, 2021 Growing share of Americans say they want more spending on police in their area Amid mounting public concern about violent crime in the U.S., Americans’ attitudes about police funding in their own community have shifted.
short readOct 12, 2021 U.S. household growth over last decade was the lowest ever recorded The 2020 census counted 126.8 million occupied households, representing 9% growth over the 116.7 million households counted in the 2010 census.
reportOct 5, 2021 Rising Share of U.S. Adults Are Living Without a Spouse or Partner On key economic outcomes, single adults at prime working age increasingly lag behind those who are married or cohabiting
short readSep 28, 2021 U.S. veterans have mixed views of Afghanistan withdrawal but are highly critical of how Biden handled it Veterans and non-veterans in the United States largely align when it comes to the decision to pull all troops out of Afghanistan.
short readSep 27, 2021 Support for Black Lives Matter declined after George Floyd protests, but has remained unchanged since Currently, 55% of U.S. adults express at least some support for the Black Lives Matter movement, unchanged from a year ago.
short readSep 7, 2021 Despite the pandemic, wage growth held firm for most U.S. workers, with little effect on inequality Earnings overall have held steady through the pandemic in part because lower-wage workers experienced steeper job losses.
short readAug 31, 2021 COVID-19 pandemic saw an increase in the share of U.S. mothers who would prefer not to work for pay The share of mothers who said it would be best for them to work full time dropped from 51% to 44% between 2019 and 2020.
short readJul 27, 2021 Rising shares of U.S. adults know someone who is transgender or goes by gender-neutral pronouns Americans’ comfort levels with using gender-neutral pronouns to refer to someone have remained static since 2017.