Publications

Broad economic concerns of rural white Americans aligned with cornerstones of the Trump campaign, and the gender gap played a key role in the 2016 narrative.

While a growing number of LGBT politicians have been elected to public office and attitudes toward the LGBT community have become much more favorable over the past decade, survey data suggest that being gay or lesbian remains an obstacle for candidates running for president.

The share of the population with military experience – counting those who are on active duty or were in the past – has fallen by almost half since 1980.

A new Pew Research Center report examines long-term trends in U.S. births among both U.S.-born and foreign-born women. Here are key findings from the report.

Long-term growth in total U.S. births has been driven by the foreign born, who accounted for 23% of all babies born in 2014.

Though both parents work full time in 46% of two-parent U.S. households, most Americans say children with two parents are better off when one stays home.

Americans’ views about the impact the growing number of immigrants working in the U.S. is having on American workers have softened notably over the past decade.

American voters express relatively little confidence in either major party presidential candidate when it comes to their ability to help American workers prepare to compete in today’s economy.

As the U.S. work environment continues to shift, the public is adapting to the new realities of the workplace and rethinking the skills they need to compete.

How the shifting economic landscape is reshaping work and society and affecting the way people think about the skills and training they need to get ahead.