In the pandemic, India’s middle class shrinks and poverty spreads while China sees smaller changes
The course of the pandemic in India and China will have a substantial effect on changes in the distribution of income at the global level.
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The course of the pandemic in India and China will have a substantial effect on changes in the distribution of income at the global level.
Here’s how the COVID-19 recession is affecting labor force participation and unemployment among American workers a year after its onset.
Women make up just over a quarter of all members of the 117th Congress – the highest percentage in U.S. history.
About half of U.S. adults who are currently unemployed and are looking for a job are pessimistic about their prospects for future employment.
Response to the pandemic has pushed the federal budget higher than it’s been in decades, but Americans are slightly less concerned about the deficit than in recent years.
There were 1,501 black prisoners for every 100,000 black adults in 2018, down sharply from 2,261 black inmates per 100,000 black adults in 2006.
As of July 1, 2019, Millennials have surpassed Baby Boomers as the United States’ largest living adult generation.
Over the past 50 years, the highest-earning 20% of U.S. households have steadily brought in a larger share of the country’s total income.
The most common age was 11 for Hispanics, 27 for blacks and 29 for Asians as of last July. Multiracial Americans were by far the youngest racial or ethnic group.
Majorities of Americans foresee widening income gaps, tougher financial times for older Americans and intensifying political divisions.
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