short readsFeb 7, 2020 6 facts about economic inequality in the U.S. Over the past 50 years, the highest-earning 20% of U.S. households have steadily brought in a larger share of the country’s total income.
short readsAug 7, 2018 For most U.S. workers, real wages have barely budged in decades Despite some ups and downs over the past several decades, today’s real average wage in the U.S. has about the same purchasing power it did 40 years ago. And most of what wage gains there have been have flowed to the highest-paid tier of workers.
short readsSep 22, 2015 The many ways to measure economic inequality Just what is “economic inequality”? Depends on whom you ask.