What’s behind the growing gap between men and women in college completion?
The growing gender gap in higher education – in enrollment and graduation rates – has been a topic of conversation and debate in recent months.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
