For economists trying to measure the health of an economy, there are a number of similar sounding but slightly different concepts that can confuse those without a background in macroeconomics. Two of ...

Since July 2025, we've seen a significant divergence in the available monthly estimates, which suggests something ...

Adjusted for inflation, December 2022's estimated median household income still represents a new record peak for this demographic characteristic. At $34,987, January 2023's nominal median household ...

This chapter examines trends in the well-being of lower-, middle- and upper-income groups through the prisms of income and wealth. 38 Income is the more widely used measure, but, due to changing ...

Last week’s data released by the Census Bureau vividly demonstrated the growing income inequality in the U.S. But deeper in the data, there’s another related finding that is also striking: The growing ...