RALEIGH — The income of the median American household fell by nearly 3% last year as the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent regulations shuttered many businesses for months, closed others for good, and ...

Poverty in the U.S. The number of Americans struggling to get by has increased in the past few years. The U.S. Census Bureau produces annual poverty estimates to measure the economic well-being of ...

U.S. Census Bureau data released this fall sparked national attention over the historic drop in U.S. child poverty statistics for 2021. Many believe these figures will climb again following the ...

Burnout has become a growing concern, at least in the popular press, since the beginning of the pandemic. Burnout is regularly attributed to overwork[1], and for the last decade or so, there have been ...

Chairman Smith, Subcommittee Chairman LaHood, Ranking Member Davis, and distinguished members of the Committee, thank you for the opportunity to testify. I am Bruce Meyer, McCormick Foundation ...

Jamie was a Research Fellow for quantitative analysis in the Center for Data Analysis at The Heritage Foundation. The Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996, known as ...

Childhood poverty is a silent crisis affecting families across New York State and here in Westchester County. Despite being one of the wealthiest counties in the nation, Westchester's prosperity ...

Poverty reduction in India is showing progress. Over 2015–2021, the World Bank reported a decrease in poverty from 60.9 to 46.5 per cent and India's National Institution for Transforming India ...

The U.S. Census Bureau released new poverty estimates on Wednesday. The outlook for Texas is troubling indeed, and should prompt self-examination from state leaders and voters both. According to the ...