reportApr 20, 2022 COVID-19 Pandemic Pinches Finances of America’s Lower- and Middle-Income Families Nearly one-in-five middle-income families report receiving unemployment benefits in 2020.
videoJan 5, 2022 Trust in America: How do Americans view economic inequality? Amid rising inequality, many Americans feel that the U.S. economic system is unfair and generally favors powerful special interests.
reportMar 18, 2021 The Pandemic Stalls Growth in the Global Middle Class, Pushes Poverty Up Sharply The global middle class consisted of 54 million fewer people in 2020 than the number projected prior to the onset of the pandemic.
featureJul 21, 2021 Are you in the global middle class? Find out with our income calculator 17% of the global population could be considered middle income in 2020. Most people were either low income (51%) or poor (10%).
short readsMar 18, 2021 In the pandemic, India’s middle class shrinks and poverty spreads while China sees smaller changes The course of the pandemic in India and China will have a substantial effect on changes in the distribution of income at the global level.
short readsFeb 23, 2022 Most Black Americans say they can meet basic needs financially, but many still experience economic insecurity Fewer than half of Black adults say they have a three-month emergency fund, and some have taken multiple jobs to make ends meet.
reportJul 21, 2021 Economic Attitudes Improve in Many Nations Even as Pandemic Endures Despite an uptick in positive views of the economy in some places, many say that children will be worse off financially than their parents.
reportAug 4, 2020 Coronavirus Economic Downturn Has Hit Latinos Especially Hard As the nation’s economy contracted at a record rate in recent months, the group’s unemployment rate rose sharply, particularly among Hispanic women, and remains higher among Hispanic workers than U.S. workers overall.
short readsJun 5, 2017 Through an American lens, Western Europe’s middle classes appear smaller The American middle class is smaller than middle classes across Western Europe, but its income is higher.
short readsNov 1, 2017 How wealth inequality has changed in the U.S. since the Great Recession, by race, ethnicity and income In the U.S., the racial and ethnic wealth gap has evolved differently for families at different income levels since the Great Recession.