The April issue of the Monthly Labor Review , released yesterday, describes job losses during the Great Recession industry by industry. As t...

The number of journalists is shrinking. An annual census of newsroom journalists in the United States, taken by the American Society of News...

Percentage of Hispanics who were born in the United States: 63%. Source: Bureau of the Census, 2009 American Community Survey

Median weekly earnings of full-time workers: $747. Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2010 Labor Force Statistics from the Current Popula...

Only 52 percent of workers aged 18 to 64 had employment-based health insurance benefits in their own name in 2009, down from 57 percent in 2...

Homeownership rate of householders aged 30 to 34, first quarter 2011: 50.3% One way to see what lies ahead for the housing market is to tr...

In today's New York Times , an Economix blog post notes that regardless of their actual income level, most Americans think they are mid...

Percentage of doctor visits in which drugs are prescribed: 77% Source: National Center for Health Statistics, Ambulatory Medical Care Util...

The oldest and youngest workers (median age)... Farmers and ranchers: 57.7 Food service counter attendants: 21.5 Source: Bureau of Labo...

Percentage of adults who think the quality of the health care they receive rates a 9 or 10 on a scale of 0 (worst) to 10 (best)... Medicar...

As noted in the post below, only 22 percent of households in the United States today are headed by married couples with children under age 1...

Percentage of American households headed by... Nuclear families: 22% People living alone: 27% Note: Nuclear families are married couple...

Today, the population of the United States will increase by 6,171 people. Source: Census Bureau, U.S. Population Clock

Percentage of citizens who voted in the 2008 presidential election, by race and Hispanic origin... Non-Hispanic whites: 66.1% Blacks: 64...

Percentage of Americans who say they are... Very religious: 17% Not religious: 18% Source: General Social Survey

The percentage of Americans who say their financial situation is getting worse is at a record high, according to an analysis of 2010 results...

You have only $34 in your pocket, purse, or wallet right now--if you are typical. That is the median amount of cash carried by the average A...

Here is the AP headline in today's newspaper: "Landlines Falling by the Wayside." The story behind the headline describes the ...

Average number of years required to complete a bachelor's degree: 5.6. Source: Bureau of the Census

Americans visited a doctor, hospital outpatient department, or emergency room 1.2 billion times in 2007. That's four visits per person p...