More than 4 in 10 U.S. workers don’t take all their paid time off
About half of upper-income workers (51%) say they take off less time than offered, compared with 45% of middle-income workers and 41% of lower-income workers.
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About half of upper-income workers (51%) say they take off less time than offered, compared with 45% of middle-income workers and 41% of lower-income workers.
Most workers are highly satisfied with their relationship with their co-workers and manager, but relatively few feel the same about their pay or opportunities for promotion.
Most U.S. workers say they did not ask for higher pay the last time they were hired for a job, according to a new Pew Research Center survey.
Most U.S. young adults are at least mostly financially independent and happy with their parents’ involvement in their lives. Parent-child relationships are mostly strong.
Workers who quit a job in 2021 say low pay (63%), no opportunities for advancement (63%) and feeling disrespected at work (57%) were reasons why.
On key economic outcomes, single adults at prime working age increasingly lag behind those who are married or cohabiting
About a third of workers with jobs that can be done remotely are working from home all the time, according to a new Pew Research Center survey.
About half of U.S. adults who are currently unemployed and are looking for a job are pessimistic about their prospects for future employment.
Nearly half of U.S. adults say the pandemic has driven people in their community apart. Many see a long road to recovery: About one-in-five say life in their community will never get back to the way it was before COVID-19.
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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