“Socioeconomic status is a good predictor of loneliness,” says Nick Keppler, writing for Slate. “In fact, you can even keep track of how much income will buy you a few extra hours with other people per day.”
Workers at the bottom 90% had stronger wage growth than the top 1% in the years since the pandemic, according to the Economic Policy Institute.
It doesn’t necessarily feel like that to everyone living here. This is why.
The WSJ’s Lauren Weber talks about “how we sort ourselves into different occupations and how in some ways we are sorted.”
Fast food workers’ wages are up as much as 30% since 2020. That has had real costs for businesses, but real benefits for society.
Public pools are more of a bellwether for racial and economic inequality than you might think. We break down the numbers.
A tight labor market has helped low-income workers raise their wages, according to a new working paper.
Professor Homa Zarghamee explores issues tied to wealth distribution and explains how economics translates into policies that affect people’s lives.
Wealthy people and their savings are driving down interest rates, a recent paper suggests. Marketplace contributor Chris Farrell explains it.
Manufacturers complain they can’t find skilled workers, even as they face a wave of retirements of older white men.
