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reportJul 23, 2014

More evidence that we’re doing a better job taking care of senior citizens than young adults
reportJul 23, 2014

Millennials, Government, and Mistrust
reportJul 23, 2014

All in the Family Home: Record 57 Million Americans Living in Multi-Generational Households
reportJul 23, 2014

No Degree? No Problem! Here’s How to Land an Excellent Job Anyway
reportJul 23, 2014

The Misguided Freakout About Basement-Dwelling Millennials
short readsJul 18, 2014

Chart of the Week: The black-white gap in incarceration rates

Black men in their prime working years, especially those without a high school education, are much more likely to be in jail than white men are.
reportJul 17, 2014

Even After the Recession, A Continued Rise in Multi-Generational Living

This posting links to a new Pew Research Center report that uses U.S. Census Bureau data to show that a rising share and number of Americans live in multi-generational households, especially young adults. The rise in living-with-family has continued even after the end of the Great Recession.
reportJul 17, 2014

In Post-Recession Era, Young Adults Drive Continuing Rise in Multi-Generational Living

The number of Americans living in multi-generational households, which spiked during the Great Recession, has risen to a record 57 million in 2012, including about one-in-four young adults ages 25-34.
reportJul 16, 2014

How North Dakota’s ‘man rush’ compares with past population booms

The vast amounts of oil extracted from Bakken shale in recent years, much of it in North Dakota, has helped the United States become the world’s top oil producer. The state has added about 100,000 workers since 2009, and the unemployment rate (2.6%) is well below the national average.
short readsJul 16, 2014

How North Dakota’s ‘man rush’ compares with past population booms

Census figures show that North Dakota led the nation in population growth over the past five years, at 12%, and men have accounted for two-thirds of it.

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