The share of Americans in the middle class is shrinking as rising costs outpace many workers' pay. While wages have grown in recent years, inflation and higher expenses for essentials like housing and ...

For years we've been warned that technological advances and artificial intelligence (AI) are set to sweep people out of work. But when we think about whose jobs are really under threat, the answer isn ...

The working class works primarily in service-sector jobs and is more racially and ethnically diverse than ever. Today’s working class is far different than the working class of more than half a ...

Being in the middle class used to be synonymous with having it all — a good living that enabled you to own a home, a car, go on vacation and still have money left over to save. Now, however, the ...

Union membership not only increases wealth for working-class families but also narrows racial wealth gaps and offers a path to the middle class. Many Americans today struggle with low levels of ...