A recent Gallup poll indicates despite beliefs that economic conditions are improving, "Americans are increasingly pessimistic about the future of…

Politically active nonprofits - aka 501(c)(4)s, aka dark money, aka the evil big money influencers driving our politically corrupt "democracy,"…

The economy and current recession have hit the Millennial generation hard. Even though Millennials have achieved higher levels of education…

This chart shows the poverty rate based on CPI research series using current methods, meaning that money income is adjusted.…

Those who were in the job force in 2001 know that recession felt nothing like the 2008 recession. It wasn't…

According to a strong majority of Americans, the economy is slowly recovering. Just over a quarter, however, reject that there…

In a postsecondary education age characterized by large student loans and unpromising job prospects, Americans nonetheless regard a degree after…

The gross world product is the sum of the GDPs of all countries, which typically includes levels of consumption, investment,…

Spending on superfluous goods and services is a gauge of the strength of consumer confidence in the economy. Over the…

Since the recession, the workforce has shifted toward part-time workers. As a share of all workers, those working 35 hours…

The proportion of workers with full-time jobs dropped by nearly six percentage points in the bottom quintile since the recession…

The unemployment-rate calculates the number of Americans working or actively seeking employment. However, as there are nearly three job-seekers for…

"A new report by the Economic Policy Institute (EPI) provides further evidence that the serious problem of growing income inequality…

California Governor Jerry Brown recently approved a $2 minimum wage increase, set to take full effect by January 2016. This…

In 1994, Americans were just as likely to blame "not-working" as they were to blame "not-earning-enough" for the poor's lack…

Since 1949, the U.S. unemployment rate has risen to 7.5% or above 11 different times. Currently, the unemployment rate has…

Almost all of the increase in suicides since 1999 has been driven by the aging baby boomer generation, whose sensitivity…

The United States' economy is on the mend, but the road to recovery certainly has been a long one. The…

In good times and bad, young workers experience an unemployment rate that is about twice that of all workers. "Unemployment…

Americans maintain the perception that the middle class, small business and the poor have not benefited from government policies enacted…

Nearly half of Americans see themselves as belonging to the "middle class". Those with family incomes over $100,000 are the…

The 2008 economic crisis continues to permeate the minds of Americans. Nearly 63% of Americans feel our economic system is…

The American public seems to think government policies since the recession are benefiting banks, corporations, and the wealthy the most.…

At the turn of the century, only 22% of Americans were very or somewhat dissatisfied with the availability of opportunities…

Not surprisingly, after the housing bubble popped, home foreclosures grew in number. However, the decline in foreclosures has been dramatic…

As the economy continues to recover, Christmas spending is finally getting back on track. A survey of 1100 American shoppers…

In the aftermath of the recession, there was a dropoff in new hires and a spike in layoffs. However, the…

During the three-year period following the start of the recession, the number of monthly awards for Social Security Disability Insurance…

It took 77 months for non- farm employment to return to pre-recession levels, the longest recovery of any post–World War…

In short, supply and demand. More Americans are renting after so many families lost their homes in the foreclosure crisis,…

Six-and-a-half years after the recession began, nonfarm employment has returned to pre-recession levels. The next-slowest recovery took less than four…

The heavy addition of women into the regular workforce generated serious benefits, to tune of 1.7 trillion GDP. "We recommend…

The worst economic downturn since the Great Depression produced dramatically disparate racial consequences. White families experienced a 6.7 percent decline…

Not only did U.S. GDP growth slow during and after the recession, but potential GDP also decreased. This loss in…

In 2012, the top 10 percent of income earners in the U.S. received a 50.4 percent share of the total…

The average hourly wage continues to increase at a 1.8 percent annual rate over the last three months. Interestingly, wages…