Most in the U.S. say young adults today face more challenges than their parents’ generation in some key areas
About seven-in-ten say young adults today have a harder time when it comes to saving for the future, paying for college and buying a home.
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About seven-in-ten say young adults today have a harder time when it comes to saving for the future, paying for college and buying a home.
55% of Americans say there are too few women in top executive business positions. This is down somewhat from 59% who said this in 2018.
In 2022, women earned an average of 82% of what men earned, according to a new analysis of median hourly earnings of full- and part-time workers.
About half of U.S. adults who are currently unemployed and are looking for a job are pessimistic about their prospects for future employment.
The challenges of a COVID-19 economy are clear for 2020 college graduates, who have experienced downturns in employment and labor force participation.
Earnings overall have held steady through the pandemic in part because lower-wage workers experienced steeper job losses.
On key economic outcomes, single adults at prime working age increasingly lag behind those who are married or cohabiting
Here’s how the COVID-19 recession is affecting labor force participation and unemployment among American workers a year after its onset.
Nearly one-in-five U.S. adults say they have had a physical reaction at least some or a little of the time when thinking about the outbreak.
A majority of U.S. households have some level of investment in the stock market, mostly in the form of retirement accounts such as 401(k)s.
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