Demographics

The High Cost of a Home Is Turning American Millennials Into The New Serfs

This isn’t about lifestyle choices. It’s about a system in which the Boomers are protecting their wealth and views at the expense of the rest of us.<p>American greatness was long premised on the common assumption was that each generation would do better than previous one. That is being undermined for …

The Most Educated States In The U.S. In 2017

The 10 counties where the richest people in America are concentrated

The average annual income of the wealthiest one percent of the residents of Teton County, Wyoming — a group that includes Dick Cheney and Wal-Mart …

Projections show women likely won’t make up half of workforce as participation declines

According to Pew Research Center, women’s participation in the work force has plateaued just shy of 50 percent after decades of growth.<p>After decades of strong gains, the share of women in the U.S. labor force has plateaued in recent years. Recently released projections from the Bureau of Labor …

Migration conundrum: India is on the move for work, but why is that still not reducing inequality?

The acceleration of the rate of migration is particularly high for females.<p>While presenting the Economic Survey, an annual report on the economy, on …

Trump's wall won't fix path most undocumented arrived in Florida: overstaying visas, Marco Rubio says

U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio supports President Donald Trump’s promise to build a wall at the Mexican border but says it won’t address the main path that …

One Quarter of College Grads Are Overqualified for Their Jobs

That’s lower than previous studies have found.<p>One out of every four workers with a bachelor's degree is overqualified for their jobs, according to a …

The best cities in America for dating

Single people get all kinds of advice for dating whether or not they’re actually looking to change their relationship status — from marketing yourself like a shampoo to who should pick up the check on a first date.<p>For those hoping to increase their probability for finding their forever mate, the …

Mass Deportation Would Cost Families, U.S. Billions: Study

Deporting large numbers of undocumented immigrants would hit many families in the United States squarely in the pocketbook, creating an economic hardship for those who can least afford it, and affecting the country's overall financial health, says a new report by the Center for Migration Studies in …

Despite Turmoil, Latinos In California Are Prospering

It's been a tense week for immigrants and people of color throughout the country, but there was some good news in California: a new study by the advocacy group National Council of La Raza points out that the state's Latinos, as a group, are doing much better in many areas.<p>"Latinos in the Golden …

The United States House of Representatives | Youth Political Participation Program

The Young Elected Leaders Project (YELP) studies and works with young people who run for public office. At its launch in 2002, the project involved …

How many residents from a country on Trump's banned list live in your county?

President Donald Trump's recent immigration ban on seven predominantly-Muslim nations could impact thousands of recent and permanent New Jersey …

Death Spiral Demographics: The Countries Shrinking The Fastest

For most of recent history, the world has worried about the curse of overpopulation. But in many countries, the problem may soon be too few people, and of those, too many old ones. In 1995 only one country, Italy, had more people over 65 than under 15; today there are 30 and by 2020 that number …

To Be American, First 'Speak English,' Study Says

You've probably heard someone complain about an automated voice system that requires the caller to "Press one for English." The gripe usually includes a complaint about this being America and English being the official language. Not quite. The U.S. does not have an official language. Never has. …

If Trump wants his jobs plan to work he'll have to force more elderly people to work or increase immigration

On the White House website, the Trump administration announced a new goal of adding 25 million new jobs over the next ten years, an extraordinarily audacious, or simply innumerate, target. If their plan were successful, it would require raising employment rates well above what we can realistically …

Is this the most unhealthy state in America?

West Virginia, a new study suggests, is the most unhealthy state in the nation.<p>That’s according to a well-being index released Wednesday by polling organization Gallup and health care company Healthways, which asked nearly 180,000 people across all 50 states about the following five things: …

The Countries Shrinking The Fastest

Turkey’s population hits 79.81 million people, increasing over one million

Turkey’s population saw an increase of over one million compared to last year, reaching 79,814,871 people, the Turkish Statistics Institute announced …

How the Affordable Care Act Has Improved Americans’ Ability to Buy Health Insurance on Their Own

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White House proposal to ask immigration status in Census could have chilling effect, experts say

A White House draft executive order proposing to restrict foreign worker visas and target immigrants who get federal aid also recommends that the U.S. Census ask about immigration status, a change that experts said could have far-reaching consequences not only on immigrants but also on local …

The Top 21 Countries for Quality of Life Have Been Ranked

The best places to move to.<p>The countries with the best quality of life in the world have a good work-life balance, access to quality healthcare, …

Are U.S. Immigrants More Likely To Be Criminals?

Let's dig into the data.<p>As the debate over immigration reform rages on, much has been made about the rate and severity of immigrant crime in the …

Cities: More, Not Less, Immigration

Observers are weighing in on all sides of President Donald Trump’s travel ban and refugee freeze, and much of the initial response has not been positive. While Trump and supporters maintain the action was made to ensure greater American security, many intelligence officials suggest that it could …

"Cellphone-Only" Households For Over Half of US Adults

According to the GfK MRI <i>Fall 2016 Survey of the American Consumer®</i> data release, based on interviews with approximately 24,000 US adults ages 18 and …

The Changing Industries, and Places, of Immigrants in the Workforce

Immigration was one of the most divisive issues in the presidential campaign and is high on the list of President Trump’s priorities. As immigration …

America's 25 thriving industries

To determine the industries with the fastest employment growth, 24/7 Wall St. analyzed employment data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. These …

Singapore's plea to its people: Won’t you please have more children?

As Singapore goes all out to reverse its ultralow fertility rate, many nations facing tough economic and social problems as the ranks of young people …

China’s 'bare branches’: Unmarried men stuck between tradition and capitalism

The bitter fruit of the One Child Policy and the preference for sons is a female deficit of 20 million people in the coming decades for men of …

Tasmania has fewer full-time jobs than six years ago: report

Tasmania's economy is "doing OK" but the perennial problems of low job numbers and slow population growth show no sign of going away, a new report …

Exodus: NM’s population stagnant as people leave in unprecedented numbers

"People will follow the jobs, and lately New Mexico has not been producing them"