Pew Research CenterSeptember 17, 2019
Most U.S. veterans who served in the post-9/11 era say their military service was useful in giving them skills and training needed for jobs outside the military, a new Pew Research Center report finds. And in fact, veterans of prime working age generally fare at least as well in the U.S. job market as non-veterans, though there are some differences in the work they do and in which industries.
Pew Research CenterSeptember 12, 2019
Balancing work and family duties brings challenges for working parents. Yet many say working is best for them at this point in their life.
Social TrendsAugust 29, 2019
To mark Labor Day, here's what we know about who American workers are, what they do and the U.S. working environment in general.
Pew Research CenterJuly 30, 2019
Democrats are largely united in backing a $15 an hour federal minimum wage. Republican opinion on this issue is more divided.
Pew Research CenterJuly 24, 2019
The majority of Baby Boomers are still in the labor force: In 2018, 53% of adults ages 54 to 72 were still working or looking for work.
Pew Research CenterJuly 1, 2019
Classes have ended for the summer at U.S. public schools, but a sizable share of teachers are still hard at work at second jobs outside the classroom.
Pew Research CenterJune 27, 2019
The share of U.S. teens working during the summer has tumbled since 2000: Only about a third of teens had a job last summer.
Pew Research CenterJune 20, 2019
This year will likely be the first year in which women are a majority of the U.S. college-educated labor force.
Pew Research CenterMay 9, 2019
Roughly half of Americans say it’s better for a woman who wants to reach high political office to have children before entering politics. Views are different when it comes to leadership positions in the business world.
Pew Research CenterApril 8, 2019
Most Americans anticipate widespread job automation in the future, and they generally foresee more negative than positive effects from these advances.
