As Congress debates extending benefits, high long-term unemployment persists
The median number of weeks without work among unemployed Americans (as of December).
Numbers, Facts and Trends Shaping Your World
Drew DeSilver
Senior Writer/Editor
Drew DeSilver is a senior writer at Pew Research Center.
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Who’s poor in America? 50 years into the ‘War on Poverty,’ a data portrait
The War on Poverty was arguably the most ambitious domestic policy initiative since the Great Depression. But the overall effectiveness of the War on Poverty remains hotly debated.
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Chart of the Week: Where the smokers are
A new data visualization lets you pinpoint where smoking is most and least common around the world.
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5 facts about economic inequality in 2014
With issues of economic inequality becoming more prominent, a “5 Facts” primer.
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Long-term unemployment remains high
Nearly four-in-ten unemployed Americans have been out of work for at least six months.
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Under health reform, non-group insurance market will more than double
The estimated number of Americans who relied on non-group health insurance coverage before the Affordable Care Act took effect.
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Chart of the Week: The best-performing U.S. cities
Technology and energy drove the strongest urban economies last year.
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Congress ends least-productive year in recent history
Congress enacted 57 laws — just 49 of them substantive — in the first session of its two-year term, the smallest first-year legislative output in nearly two decades.
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For most wireless-only households, look south and west
The states with the most wireless-only households tend to be largely rural and in the West or South; households in the Northeast are most likely to hang onto their landlines.
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Chart of the Week: Coffee and tea around the world
Worldwide tea is far more popular than coffee, but preferences for one beverage over the other fall into distinct geographic patterns.
