short readsJun 21, 2022 After dropping in 2020, teen summer employment may be poised to continue its slow comeback Last summer, businesses trying to come back from the COVID-19 pandemic hired nearly a million more teens than in the summer of 2020.
short readsJun 15, 2022 In the U.S. and around the world, inflation is high and getting higher In nearly all of the 44 advanced economies we analyzed, consumer prices have risen substantially since pre-pandemic times.
short readsNov 24, 2021 Inflation has risen around the world, but the U.S. has seen one of the biggest increases Third-quarter 2021 inflation was higher in nearly all (39) of the 46 nations analyzed than in the pre-pandemic third quarter of 2019.
short readsJun 7, 2021 During the pandemic, teen summer employment hit its lowest point since the Great Recession Fewer than a third (30.8%) of U.S. teens had a paying job last summer. In 2019, 35.8% of teens worked over the summer.
short readsAug 13, 2020 The U.S. budget deficit is rising amid COVID-19, but public concern about it is falling 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.