Union membership has had a somewhat unexpected – but likely temporary – turnaround amid the coronavirus pandemic.
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The course of the pandemic in India and China will have a substantial effect on changes in the distribution of income at the global level.
The global middle class consisted of 54 million fewer people in 2020 than the number projected prior to the onset of the pandemic.
The pandemic has presented challenges and obstacles for many Americans, but one group has been getting a lot of attention lately: moms.
The $7.25 federal minimum wage is used in just 21 states, which collectively account for about 40% of all U.S. wage and salary workers.
Just 9% of the public says it will be less than six months before most public activities operate about as they did before the outbreak.
About four-in-ten unemployed workers had been out of work for more than six months in February 2021, about double the share in February 2020.
More Americans say the Biden administration made a "good faith" effort working with the opposition than say the same of GOP leaders.
The number of American homeowners increased by an estimated 2.1 million over the past year, according to the Census Bureau.
About a year since the coronavirus recession began, there are some signs of improvement in the U.S. labor market, and Americans are feeling somewhat better about their personal finances than they were early in the pandemic.