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How do free trade agreements affect trade with the US?

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The unemployment rate fell to 6%. Since the start of the pandemic, Black and Hispanic women and those without a high school degree have lost the most jobs and struggled the most to recover.
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World Happiness Day is March 20. After more than a year of grappling with the COVID-19 pandemic and its associated economic impact, there’s still plenty to be happy about. In honor of World Happiness Day, here’s some good news and uplifting data after a tough 2020.
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Here are five things the data says about COVID-19 as March begins, including stimulus spending patterns and a decline in nursing home cases.
Last year brought national attention to long-simmering issues confronting both Black and Hispanic Americans. The coronavirus deepened many of these disparities. Here’s a roundup of how the State of the Union looks through the lens of race and ethnicity.
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Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics shows that lower-wage workers — and particularly women in this group — have been more likely to lose their jobs during the pandemic compared to higher earners.
The co-founder of the NAACP displayed a series of hand-drawn charts and maps at the 1900 Paris Exposition.
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Voting, wealth in the US, and facts about COVID-19 were among the most in-demand topics this year.
The labor force was down 4.1 million people in November compared to February. Labor force participation rates fell for most Americans during the pandemic, but young workers and women of color have the largest persisting declines.
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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.
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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.