Economy & Work

The share of Americans viewing illegal immigration as a ‘very big’ problem has increased.

Roughly 9.6 million U.S. workers lost their jobs during the COVID-19 downturn; only about 2.6 million EU workers lost jobs in this period.

Black and Hispanic workers remain underrepresented in STEM jobs compared with their share of the U.S. workforce.

Here’s how the COVID-19 recession is affecting labor force participation and unemployment among American workers a year after its onset.

Unlike with other China-related issues, there is little partisan difference on this question, a February survey found.

The higher education pipeline suggests a long path is ahead for increasing diversity, especially in fields like computing and engineering.

Union membership has had a somewhat unexpected – but likely temporary – turnaround amid the coronavirus pandemic.

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.