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Today, the Census Bureau released information on poverty in 2013, which showed how the overall poverty rate fell from 15 percent…
Read More (The Obama Economy: Still the Worst Ever for Working-Age Women)Disability Beneficiaries Outnumber Jobs in Manufacturing. Due to the poor economy and other factors, there are now more Americans collecting…
Read More (Reason #37: Disability Beneficiaries Outnumber Jobs in Manufacturing)Record Numbers on Disability Benefits. The number of individuals receiving disability benefits has continued to climb to record levels, due…
Read More (Reason #36: Record Numbers on Disability Benefits)Record Numbers on Food Stamps. Never in the history of the program have so many individuals been forced to rely…
Read More (Reason #35: Record Numbers on Food Stamps)Millions of College Grads Are Working Jobs That Don’t Require Their Degree. Nearly half of all college graduates are underemployed…
Read More (Reason #34: Millions of College Grads Are Working Jobs That Don’t Require Their Degree)Today’s College Grads Face Far Higher Unemployment Rates. Compared to their older peers, today’s college grads face higher rates of…
Read More (Reason #33: Today’s College Grads Face Far Higher Unemployment Rates)In the Last Six Years, 99% of Net Job Growth Has Been Among Older Workers. The vast majority of job…
Read More (Reason #32: In the Last Six Years, 99% of Net Job Growth Has Been Among Older Workers)Young People Aren’t Joining the Workforce. Nearly half of young adults ages 16-24 are not participating in the workforce. Source:…
Read More (Reason #31: Young People Aren’t Joining the Workforce)Half of College Grads Are Still Relying on their Parents after Graduation. Half of graduates are still relying on their…
Read More (Reason #30: Half of College Grads Are Still Relying on their Parents after Graduation)Record Share of Adult Children Are Living with their Parents. There are more adult children living with their parents than…
Read More (Reason #29: Record Share of Adult Children Are Living with their Parents)