Many around the world were pessimistic about inequality even before pandemic
Across 34 countries, a median of 65% said in 2019 they felt pessimistic about reducing the gap between the rich and poor in their country.
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Across 34 countries, a median of 65% said in 2019 they felt pessimistic about reducing the gap between the rich and poor in their country.
Americans in 2022 find themselves in an environment that is at once greatly improved and frustratingly familiar.
Earnings overall have held steady through the pandemic in part because lower-wage workers experienced steeper job losses.
Latinos say they and their loved ones have faced widespread job losses and serious illness due to COVID-19. Yet satisfaction with the nation’s direction is at highest level in a decade as most say the worst of the pandemic is behind us.
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.
Assessments of national economies have seen swift downturns in many countries, and few see improvements anytime soon.
Most would welcome government-sponsored job training and other interventions.
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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