Economy & Work

The number of U.S. households renting their home increased significantly between 2006 and 2016, as did the share.

Across 38 nations, a median of 42% say the U.S. is the world’s leading economy, while 32% name China. But the economic balance of power has shifted in the eyes of some key U.S. allies and trading partners.

Brazil today is entangled in a profound economic and political crisis. Read key findings about Brazilians’ views of their country’s ongoing challenges.

Many Russians say the collapse of the Soviet Union has been a bad thing for their country. Nostalgia for the Soviet past also extends to views of Josef Stalin.

Many Europeans, Japanese and Americans feel better today about their nations' economies than they did before the financial crisis, according to a new global survey by Pew Research Center. But those public sentiments aren't always aligned with a nation's actual economic performance.

In April, there were more than 6 million nonfarm job openings, according to the federal government's Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey.

Nearly a decade after the Great Recession, economic spirits are reviving around the world. But many are pessimistic about the next generation's financial future.

The American middle class is smaller than middle classes across Western Europe, but its income is higher.

Americans tend not to favor budget cuts when asked about specific areas being affected, including Medicaid.