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Population
How old is the federal workforce?

In 2022, the average age of a federal workforce employee was 47.

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Education
How many Black male teachers are there in the US?

Nationally, 1.3% of US public school teachers in 2020–2021 were Black men — a decline from 6.5% just three years before.

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Economy
Has leisure and hospitality employment recovered from the pandemic?

After falling 48.6% in 2020, employment numbers in the leisure and hospitality sector are now nearly equal to pre-Covid numbers.

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Health
Is autism increasing?

As diagnostic methods improve and clinical monitoring increases, the identification of autism spectrum disorder in US children has become more prevalent.

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Economy
Americans aren't saving as much as they used to

Even though Americans saved more of their disposable income during the pandemic, on average, people are saving less than they did in the 1960s and ’70s.

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Economy
How does the government support people with Section 8 housing?

The Department of Housing and Urban Development offers two rental assistance programs for low-income Americans under Section 8 housing — Project-Based Rental Assistance and Housing Choice Vouchers.

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Population
Has vehicle traffic returned to pre-pandemic levels?

Forty-eight states reported an increase in vehicle miles traveled on all roads this year, according to preliminary 2023 numbers.

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Economy
What is the median household income in the US?

Despite increasing wages, real median income fell by $1,750 in 2022 as inflation increased faster than income.

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Population
What types of work visas and green cards does the US issue?

More than a quarter of authorized immigrants coming to the US for work come on visas for temporary agricultural workers.

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Government spending
Dogs with jobs: data on canine employment in the government

Dogs working for the federal government typically have roles that involve either detection or search — nearly 3,000 work for the Department of Homeland Security.

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