Social Trends Archives

short readsAug 6, 2014

Reshaping the workplace: Tech-related jobs that didn’t exist (officially, at least) 15 years ago

Technological change already has reshaped the U.S. workforce — creating new job categories while others fade away.
short readsJul 31, 2014

Congress continues its streak of passing few significant laws

Midway through its second and final year, the 113th Congress remains one of the least legislatively productive in recent history.
short readsJul 29, 2014

PAA journal: Parents of better-educated kids live longer

Still another reason to send your children to college: You’ll live longer.
short readsJul 25, 2014

Chart of the Week: The Great Baby Recession

States that were hit the hardest by the Great Recession experienced the biggest birthrate declines.
reportJul 23, 2014

More evidence that we’re doing a better job taking care of senior citizens than young adults
reportJul 23, 2014

Millennials, Government, and Mistrust
reportJul 23, 2014

All in the Family Home: Record 57 Million Americans Living in Multi-Generational Households
reportJul 23, 2014

No Degree? No Problem! Here’s How to Land an Excellent Job Anyway
reportJul 23, 2014

The Misguided Freakout About Basement-Dwelling Millennials
short readsJul 18, 2014

Chart of the Week: The black-white gap in incarceration rates

Black men in their prime working years, especially those without a high school education, are much more likely to be in jail than white men are.