Rakesh Kochhar is an associate director of research at Pew Research Center.
The middle class, once the economic stratum of a clear majority of American adults, has steadily contracted in the past five decades. The share of adults who live in middle-class househol...
The coronavirus outbreak that began in February 2020 sent shock waves through the U.S. labor market, pushing the unemployment rate to near record highs and causing millions to leave the w...
The U.S. economy abruptly plunged into a recession roughly a year ago, as the rapid spread of the coronavirus and ensuing shutdowns and stay-at-home orders dealt a devastating blow to man...
The COVID-19 recession has upended the lives of American workers, millions of whom remain without a job despite a recent upswing in hiring. Working parents have faced unique challenges as...
2019冠状病毒不仅是一场公共卫生危机，也是一场经济危机。由于要控制社交距离，依赖客户与供应商之间的互动或涉及大量人群的服务行业工作可能会受到沉重打击。餐饮业、酒店业、幼儿服务业、零售业和交通运输业等行业的工人失业风险更高。
COVID-19 and the coronavirus that causes it are proving to be not only a public health crisis but also an economic one. With calls for social distancing, service sector jobs that depend o...
The fortunes of the middle classes across Western Europe are moving in different directions. Some nations are experiencing both growing incomes and expanding middle classes, while other n...
