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Economic Security & Inequality

Shared prosperity requires strengthening economic security, reducing poverty, and addressing disparities among American households.

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Assessing the state of household finances in nine charts
An assessment of household finances finds that consumer spending is solid, but income growth has been relatively weak.
Economic Security & Inequality Employment & Wages
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Has pay kept up with inflation?
Economic Security & Inequality Employment & Wages
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Beyond hunger: The role of SNAP in alleviating financial strain for low-income households
Economic Security & Inequality
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The changing demographics of business ownership
Economic Security & Inequality

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Assessing the state of household finances in nine charts
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Beyond hunger: The role of SNAP in alleviating financial strain for low-income households
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The changing demographics of business ownership
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Event recap—Securing the safety net for working-age adults

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We do need more moms in politics. JD Vance won’t get us there
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They have jobs but still need help to feed their families
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Who the U.S. economic safety net leaves behind
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States slow to opt into permanent summer meals program

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THP visualizes economic issues through figures and data interactives.
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Has pay kept up with inflation?
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Rates of drug use and sales, by race; Rates of drug related criminal justice measures, by race

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