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Sacramento Bee
1 week ago
California

Here's how much you have to earn in California to qualify as middle class, new study says

Middle-class income in California increased by approximately 50% from 2012 to 2022, ranging between $61,270 and $183,810.
Oregon saw the highest increase in the income needed to be considered middle class among U.S. states, with a 53.2% change from 2012 to 2022. [ more ]
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The Mercury News
3 weeks ago
NYC LGBT

Census Bureau soon will ask about sexual and gender identity

The U.S. Census Bureau is considering including questions about sexual orientation and gender identity in upcoming surveys, aiming for better recognition and allocation of resources for the LGBTQ+ community. [ more ]
Sacramento Bee
3 months ago
LGBT

The Census Bureau is thinking about how to ask about sex. People have their opinions

Health officials, civil rights groups, and individuals have largely supported the idea of adding questions about sexual orientation and gender identity to the U.S. Census Bureau's survey.
The proposed questions would provide a better understanding of the diversity of LGBTQ+ people in the United States at a time when LGBTQ+ issues are facing restrictions and debates. [ more ]
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www.ocregister.com
3 weeks ago
NYC LGBT

Census Bureau soon will ask about sexual and gender identity

The U.S. Census Bureau is considering including questions about sexual orientation and gender identity in upcoming surveys to better support the LGBTQ+ community. [ more ]
Practical Ecommerce
3 weeks ago
Business

Charts: U.S. Wholesale Trends Q1 2024

Monthly Wholesale Trade survey provides key economic indicators for the U.S. [ more ]
Secret NYC
2 months ago
NYC politics

NYC Is Shrinking: Population Plummets By 78,000 Residents

NYC lost over 6% of its population from April 2020 to July 2023, with a significant decline in residents in 2022 and 2023.
Manhattan was the only borough in NYC to experience a population growth, while Brooklyn, Queens, Staten Island, and the Bronx all saw a decline. [ more ]
The Hill
3 months ago
Remote teams

Share of at-home workers dips from pandemic-era peak

The portion of fully remote workers dropped from about 18 to roughly 15 percent between 2021 and 2022.
The percentage of fully remote workers is steadily declining but is still nearly three times as high as it was before the COVID-19 pandemic.
Fewer Americans are working fully remotely as hybrid schedules become the new norm. [ more ]
www.theguardian.com
3 months ago
LGBT

US Census Bureau to trial questions on gender identity and sexual orientation

The US Census Bureau plans to test questions about sexual orientation and gender identity in its most comprehensive survey.
The test questions will be sent to 480,000 households and will ask about assigned sex at birth, gender identity, and sexual orientation. [ more ]
New York Post
3 months ago
Women in technology

Single women own more homes than single men in the US: Report

Single women in America are outpacing single men in homeownership.
Single women own 2.71 million more homes than single men, across the nation. [ more ]
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