Numbers, Facts and Trends Shaping Your World
For the first time in decades, the non-marital birth rate in the U.S. has been declining. It’s likely that the decline occurred as a result of the economic recession of 2007-2009.
Seven-in-ten blacks said that blacks in their community were treated less fairly than whites in dealings with the police, according to a 2013 Pew Research Center survey.
Women still lag when it comes to holding top managerial positions. And among those with a preference, both men and women say they prefer a male boss and co-workers.
Technological change already has reshaped the U.S. workforce — creating new job categories while others fade away.
Midway through its second and final year, the 113th Congress remains one of the least legislatively productive in recent history.
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