Business & Workplace

Nearly one-in-five middle-income families report receiving unemployment benefits in 2020.

Workers who quit a job in 2021 say low pay (63%), no opportunities for advancement (63%) and feeling disrespected at work (57%) were reasons why.

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.

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.

Among adults 25 and older who have no education beyond high school, more women have left the labor force than men.

There are racial and ethnic differences in who takes on gig platform jobs and the negative experiences some of these workers say they face.

A recent Center survey focused on gig platform work. Here is more information about how we crafted the survey and what we learned from it.

Some 16% of Americans have ever earned money from an online gig platform. While most gig platform workers say they have had a positive experience with these jobs, some report facing on-the-job troubles like being treated rudely or sexually harassed.

Family is preeminent for most publics but work, material well-being and health also play a key role.