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    In the pandemic, the share of unpartnered moms at work fell more sharply than among other parents
    The share of unpartnered mothers who are employed and at work has fallen more precipitously than among other parents.
    Americans and Germans Head Into 2021 With Divergent Opinions on Transatlantic Alliance
    As the U.S. and Germany prepare to gain new leadership, their relationship remains unbalanced in the minds of their citizenries. Americans see Germany as a partner on many foreign policy issues, but Germans mostly do not.
    The pace of Boomer retirements has accelerated in the past year
    In the third quarter of 2020, about 28.6 million Baby Boomers reported that they were out of the labor force due to retirement.
    Nearly 2,800 newspaper companies received paycheck protection loans, and most were under $150K
    Though this figure is a sliver of all PPP loans lent out to small businesses as of August, it represents a large segment of U.S. newspaper companies.
    Fewer mothers and fathers in U.S. are working due to COVID-19 downturn; those at work have cut hours
    The shares of mothers and fathers who are working have fallen from 2019 to 2020, but the falloff has been comparable for each group.
    In many countries, people are more negative about the economy amid COVID-19 than during Great Recession
    A median of 80% across 10 countries now say their country’s economy is faring badly, compared with a median of 72% who said this in 2008-2009.
    Americans’ Views of Government: Low Trust, but Some Positive Performance Ratings
    For years, public trust in the federal government has hovered at near-record lows. That remains the case today, as the United States struggles with a pandemic and economic recession.
    59% of U.S. parents with lower incomes say their child may face digital obstacles in schoolwork
    38% of parents with children whose K-12 schools closed in the spring said that their child was likely to face digital obstacles in schoolwork.
    Views of the economy have turned sharply negative in many countries amid COVID-19
    Assessments of national economies have seen swift downturns in many countries, and few see improvements anytime soon.
    Amid COVID-19, remittances to some Latin American nations fell sharply in April, then rebounded
    El Salvador experienced a 40% drop in remittances in April 2020 compared with April 2019, the largest decline among the six nations analyzed.

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