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A fiscal deficit occurs when the benefits and services received by one group exceeds the taxes paid.

Federal, state & local governments added 685,000 total jobs in 2022, with a gain of 83,000 union members. But outside of California, membership fell

The Social Security system is facing a financial crisis of immenseproportions.

According to research, food insecurity rates in the US may be under-reported by bodies like the USDA up to as much as one-third.

The Pew Research Center report finds more men and women in opposite-sex marriages have similar earnings, but women do the heavy lifting at home. Breadwinner women include the college-educated, older women and Black women.

Many believe that the era of good jobs is slipping away. Especially now with the economy weakening, the popular perception is that Americans are less and less able to find jobs that will allow them to support their families.

Executive Summary: The Fiscal Cost of Low-Skill Immigrants to theU.S. Taxpayer

Despite major educational gains for women, the wage gap between men and women hasn't changed since the start of the millennium, according to two new studies. One study found that women only make 82 cents to every man’s dollar in 2022. That’s despite women earning 42% of college degrees compared to men’s 32% as of 2020. Why does the gap still persist? One compelling reason: having a family.

It’s no idle boast when U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) senior economist Amar Mann says “We have a stat for that.” The BLS tracks data from imports and exports, to median incomes, employment, industry trends, inflation, and more. And unlike many government statistical bureaus abroad, the BLS is insulated from political interference and tries to make its data as user-friendly as possible.

Most of the states that bested them on helpfulness do not have metros big enough to be included on the top-12 city list.