The Workforce Saving America's Economy

Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics shows that the median age of the U.S. labor workforce went from 40 in 2002 to 42.1 in 2012 and 41.8 in 2022. By 2032, the bureau expects the median age to ... Read More

US Economy News Today: An Old Economic Idea is Being Revived—It Could Impact Your Job

Today, a measure of how much consumers spend was far higher than economists expected and homebuilders will give us insight into the future of the housing market. Read More

New America’s Future of Work and the Innovation Economy Initiative Welcomes Three Inaugural Fellows

The Future of Work and the Innovation Economy initiative is pleased to announce that three new senior executives are joining its growing team as inaugural fellows. Read More

California renews emphasis on apprenticeships as high-paying college alternative

The California Department of Education hosted an apprenticeship summit with trades and political leaders to emphasize the benefits, demand, and pay of skilled labor as a ... Read More

‘Envy of the World’—U.S. Economy Expected to Keep Powering Higher

Economists lift their growth forecasts in latest Wall Street Journal survey. Read More

Consumers Turning Sour on Economy’s Future, Worried About Political Outlook

Consumer views of the current economy were little changed in March, though their outlook regarding the future worsened amid heightened concerns over the U.S. political environment. The March ... Read More

Are Immigrants the Secret to America’s Economic Success?

And I’d say it even if there weren’t growing evidence that immigration is helping the U.S. economy ... s also important to realize that immigration, if it continues (and if a future ... Read More

Why the U.S. Economy Is Surging, as China’s Stumbles

“Every so often, a grand thesis captures the world’s imagination,” began an article in the The New Yorker in 2008. “The latest ... is that America ... that China’s economy would ... Read More

What’s Wrong With the Economy? It’s You, Not the Data

The U.S. economy—by many measures—is doing great. But many voters think otherwise. Here’s what the data say about why voters feel so bad about the economy and what it could mean for ... Read More

Economy

At Planet Money, a multimedia team of reporters tracks down the economists, investors and regular folks who are trying to make sense of the rapidly changing global economy. April 12, 2024 ... Read More

Three Steps to Modernize America's Electric Grid and Unlock the Green Energy Economy

America faces many energy-related challenges going forward, but none is more important than the need to modernize the U.S. electric grid—but right now the permitting process for building out and ... Read More

Why the U.S. Economy Is Surging, as China's Stumbles

“Every so often, a grand thesis captures the world’s imagination,” began an article in the The New Yorker in 2008. “The latest ... is that America ... that China’s economy would ... Read More