Jobs & Unemployment
When the government releases new data—or when we go digging for hard-to-find, interesting information—you’ll find the resulting reports here. The Census Bureau, the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the Congressional Budget Office, and more: we provide bias-free context and visuals to help you understand the latest from these agencies. USAFacts is always digging into data, so check back often for new reports.
Coronavirus
The data to measure the pandemic, the environment, and American politics.
While death certificates from the last eight weeks of 2020 and more are still being processed, over 334,000 more people died in 2020 than in all of 2019.
Healthcare
Americans — and their government — are paying more for health insurance at a time of uneven health risks across demographic groups and the COVID-19 pandemic.
Jobs & Unemployment
The unemployment rate ticked down to 6.7% in November. People experiencing long-term unemployment make up a growing share of the jobless.
Here are five things the November data says about COVID-19.
Education
Women make up 89% of teachers at public elementary schools and 60% at public high schools. Over 65% of public school teachers would not give up their work for a higher-paying job.
Over half of adults under 30 report feeling hopeless more than half the time — and younger adults are the likeliest to indicate needing, but not receiving, counseling or therapy.
While the pandemic and associated shutdowns hurt the retail industry earlier this year, the online shopping sector grew every quarter.
Minnesota leads the nation in turkey production, while Wisconsin grows 59% of all cranberries. See how Thanksgiving dinner comes together from farms across the nation.
Jobs & Unemployment
Unemployment dropped in 37 states, increased in eight, and remained stable in five. Plus, a look at job loss by industry in two of the hardest-hit states — Hawaii and New York.
