In 2025, the U.S. unemployment rate stood at approximately 4.4%. Historically, unemployment has reached much higher levels during major economic downturns. In 1982, it peaked at...
Category - US Economy
Consumer sentiment in the United States has fallen sharply, reaching one of the lowest levels ever recorded. According to the University of Michigan’s survey, the Consumer...
In fiscal year 2024, an average of 41.7 million people received benefits through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) each month, which is about 12.3% of the U.S...
According to Moody’s Analytics chief economist Mark Zandi, Nearly one-third of U.S. GDP comes from states that are either already in a recession or at high risk of entering one...
Since 1976, the United States government has shut down more than 20 times, because of Congress and the President failed to agree on a budget or spending plan. The shortest...
Education plays a major role in how much people earn in the United States and how secure their jobs are. The data from the bureau of labor statistics shows that the highest...
In the second quarter of 2025, full-time workers in the U.S. earned a median of $1,196 per week. When we compare by gender, men still earn more than women. Men earned a median of...
For most Americans, one of the biggest sources of stress today is as simple as the grocery bill. A new poll shows that 53% of U.S. adults say the cost of groceries is a major...
In 2025, the U.S. put some of its highest tariffs ever on major partners like India and Brazil. Both countries were hit with a huge 50% tax on some imports. India got these...
On April 2, 2025, President Donald Trump announced new reciprocal tariffs on all U.S. trading partners. These tariffs were meant to create fairness by matching the tariffs other...
