Numbers, Facts and Trends Shaping Your World
About half of workers (52%) say they’re worried about the future impact of AI use in the workplace, and 32% think it will lead to fewer job opportunities for them in the long run.
Americans are most skeptical about U.S. trade with China: 10% say it benefits the U.S. more than China, while 46% take the opposite view.
In 2024, women earned an average of 85% of what men earned, according to an analysis of median hourly earnings of both full- and part-time workers.
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In 2022, single women owned 58% of the nearly 35.2 million homes owned by unmarried Americans, while single men owned 42%.
This year, at least 28 states and the District of Columbia will legally recognize Juneteenth as a public holiday.
Young workers express general contentment with many aspects of work; personal connections like relationships with co-workers stand out.
Americans are split on the size and role of the government, though reducing the budget deficit is a higher priority than it was last year.
Today’s 21-year-olds are less likely than their predecessors in 1980 to have reached five key milestones, including having a full-time job.
Workplace diversity, equity and inclusion efforts, or DEI, are increasingly becoming part of national political debates. For a majority of employed U.S. adults (56%), focusing on increasing DEI at work is a good thing. But relatively small shares of workers place a lot of importance on diversity at their workplace.
One-in-three U.S. adults ages 18 to 34 live in their parents’ home, according to U.S. Census Bureau data from 2021.
When Americans look ahead to 2050, they see a country that in many respects will be worse than it is today.
Most Americans say racial and ethnic bias in hiring practices and performance evaluations is a problem, but they differ over how big of a problem it is.
62% of Americans believe artificial intelligence will have a major impact on jobholders overall in the next 20 years, but far fewer think it will greatly affect them personally. Majorities oppose using AI in making final decisions on hiring or firing.
