Roughly six-in-ten U.S. workers who say their jobs can mainly be done from home (59%) are working from home all or most of the time. As more workplaces reopen, most teleworkers say they are working from home by choice rather than necessity.
About seven-in-ten say young adults today have a harder time when it comes to saving for the future, paying for college and buying a home.
Fewer than half of Black adults say they have a three-month emergency fund, and some have taken multiple jobs to make ends meet.
51% of working parents of children younger than 12 say it has been at least somewhat difficult to handle child care responsibilities recently.
56% of Americans say the decline in the percentage of workers represented by unions has been “somewhat” or “very” bad for the country.
Dealing with coronavirus has declined as a policy priority, especially among Republicans. This marks a shift from last year, when the economy and the coronavirus both topped the public’s policy agenda.
Nearly two years into the COVID-19 pandemic, roughly six-in-ten U.S. workers who say their jobs can mainly be done from home (59%) are working from home all or most of the time.
Asked to "imagine a better world online," experts hope for a ubiquitous – even immersive – digital environment that promotes fact-based knowledge, offers better defense of individuals’ rights, empowers diverse voices and provides tools for technology breakthroughs and collaborations to solve the world’s wicked problems.
Americans’ views of the economy remain negative; most say prices have gotten worse while job availability has improved.
The CPI-U is the most widely cited inflation metric, so it’s worth popping the hood and looking inside to see how it works.
Immigrants – particularly those from African nations – are a growing share of the U.S. Black population.