Young workers saw 24% greater earnings than peers when their first job was with a parent’s employer. Higher earners and blue-collar workers benefited most.

Less than 25% of 25- to 34-year-olds lived outside their parental home, worked, were married and had kids in 2024, down from almost half in 1975.

As retail stores closed, employees left for other industries or jumped to new retail jobs.

New data visualization showcases the nonemployer industries that contributed to U.S. business revenue through gig activities.

Census Bureau data show that among younger and foreign-born workers, Hispanic workers are self-employed at higher rates than non-Hispanic workers.

Los datos de la Oficina del Censo muestran que, entre los trabajadores más jóvenes y nacidos en el extranjero, los hispanos trabajan por cuenta propia en mayor

The 62nd Annual Small Business Week celebrates the contributions of small businesses to the nation’s economy.

A look at which selected travel, entertainment and recreation-related industries hit hard by the pandemic rebounded.

New Census Bureau product offers mobile-friendly fact sheets on who receives income from various sources.

Thirty states had nonemployer businesses in marine economy sectors, including six states in the Midwest with receipts totaling nearly $11 billion in 2022.

Compared to commuters, home-based workers are older, more likely to be White and less likely to be in poverty.

New U.S. Census Bureau data show how veterans fare when they transition to the civilian labor force.

Employment in data centers increased nationally in 2023 but over 40% was concentrated in five states.

Private employment dropped by a smaller percentage and rebounded, surpassing pre-pandemic levels. State and local government employment has not fully recovered.

A new data visualization from the 2022 County Business Patterns shows the business landscape over 19 economic sectors in the United States and Puerto Rico.

Although the majority of pharmacists were women, their pay lagged that of their male counterparts.

Tourism-related industries dominate some island economies while manufacturing and construction are the leading industries on other islands.

A brief, infographic and working paper from the American Community Survey estimates out today show changes in health coverage rates by age and state 2013-2023.

New data visualization shows differences in older adults’ work and lifestyle patterns from 2019 to 2022.

More people are moving away from city centers to the outer edges of metro areas but still work in urban centers, blurring the lines between rural and urban.

A look at Census Bureau data, maps and tools that can support emergency managers in disaster preparation and response.

Early data from the 2022 Economic Census and 2023 Annual Business Survey offer a glimpse of the number of employer businesses in the United States.

New July 1,2023 population estimates show that more of the nation’s fastest-growing places were exurban communities.

Newly released Census Bureau data show how workers changed jobs across industries during and after the pandemic.

Francis Scott Key Bridge commuters had long, early commutes and were concentrated in specific earnings and occupational categories.

Rates of dual health coverage — private health insurance and Medicare — decreased from 2017 to 2022 for adults age 65 and older regardless of employment status.

The Community Resilience Estimates show that 21.7% of residents in the combined areas of Baltimore city and County are considered socially vulnerable.

Private-sector companies in seven states and District of Columbia offer health insurance to employees at a rate significantly above the national average.

The American Community Survey 5-year estimates provides a demographic profile of the population experiencing homelessness who lived in shelters.

Census Bureau data show that estimated revenue for Child Day Care Services increased all but one year from 2014 to 2021.

The number of retail workers remained over 9 million but their share of the total workforce declined from 2010 to 2022.

A new Census Bureau table package on men’s and women’s median annual earnings by detailed field of degree shows the gender pay gap in all fields of study.

The Household Pulse Survey shows that 1 in 5 parents relied on a relative for child care.

The CHIPS Act was passed to provide funding for manufacturing, research and development, but industry faces an aging workforce and labor shortages.

Health insurance coverage for working-age adults ages 19 to 64 improved in 2022 across race groups and Hispanic origin and in most regions.

As more people worked from home in 2021, some U.S. counties experienced large drops in commuter-adjusted population.