Rising Share of U.S. Adults Are Living Without a Spouse or Partner
On key economic outcomes, single adults at prime working age increasingly lag behind those who are married or cohabiting
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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.
College graduates without a college-educated parent have lower incomes and less wealth, on average, than those with a parent who has a bachelor’s or higher degree.
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.
The last year the Postal Service recorded any profit was 2006, and its cumulative losses since then totaled $83.1 billion as of March 31.
The higher education pipeline suggests a long path is ahead for increasing diversity, especially in fields like computing and engineering.
24% of civilian workers in the United States, or roughly 33.6 million people, do not have access to paid sick leave.
The biggest takeaway may be the extent to which the decidedly nonpartisan virus met with an increasingly partisan response.
When Americans peer 30 years into the future, they see a country in decline economically, politically and on the world stage.
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