Economy & Work

44% of Americans have a great deal of confidence in the scientific community, while 47% have only some confidence and 7% have hardly any.

The idea of the government providing a universal basic income draws broad opposition from Republicans but is generally supported by Democrats.

Response to the pandemic has pushed the federal budget higher than it's been in decades, but Americans are slightly less concerned about the deficit than in recent years.

52% of US adults say it is very or somewhat important that companies and organizations make public statements about political or social issues.

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.

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.

Between February and June 2020, the share of young adults who are neither enrolled in school nor employed has more than doubled.

Compared with 2000, suburban populations are less engaged in the labor market, experiencing declining incomes and seeing home values that have not kept pace with those of the central cities.

About half of U.S. adults lived in middle-income households in 2018, according to our new analysis of government data.

Republicans and Democrats remain far apart in their views of the threat to public health posed by the coronavirus outbreak.