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30 states and three U.S. territories recognize Columbus Day in some form, but only 20 states and two territories make Columbus Day a paid holiday for state workers.
Workers younger than 50 and workers with a bachelor’s degree or more education are among the most likely to use AI in their job.
The share of U.S. workers who belonged to a union in 2024 stood at 9.9%, down from 1983 when 20.1% of American workers were union members.
Today, half of U.S. adults say these types of company statements are very or somewhat important. The other half say they are not too or not at all important.
In 2023, 46% of all managers in the U.S. were women. This is up from 29% in 1980 but still slightly lower than the 49% of all workers who were women as of 2023.
As of September 2024, more than 700,000 veterans worked in various federal departments and agencies.
These groups are far apart in their enthusiasm and predictions for AI, but both want more personal control and worry about too little regulation.
Among blue-collar workers, 43% say they feel extremely or very satisfied with their jobs; by comparison, 53% of other workers express this level of satisfaction.
In 2024, women earned an average of 85% of what men earned, according to an analysis of median hourly earnings of both full- and part-time workers.
American workers have mixed feelings about how AI technologies, like ChatGPT, will affect jobs in the future.
