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Demographics
By 2050, demographic shifts could mean a very different global economy
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Sarah Leeson
Aug 10, 2023
Today, nearly a third of Japan's population is over the age of 65. Compared to how much wealthy nations' populations will age in the coming decades though, Japan "is only the tip of the iceberg" says New York Times journalist Lauren Leatherby.
Spike in new households adds to rent, home price increases
May 29, 2023
As of 2020, people living alone made up 27% of new households. That trend has been accelerating.
Young adults are driving a boom in household growth
by
Matt Levin
Jan 18, 2023
A growing proportion of the housing market is being taken over by millennials, according to new data.
U.S. census prepares for a digital count
by
Erika Beras
Aug 12, 2019
The 2020 census will be the first to seek information online on a wide scale.
For many businesses, good census data is the benchmark
by
Jack Stewart
Apr 22, 2019
What happens when the numbers aren't accurate?
How immigration could help a shrinking American labor force
Jan 29, 2019
Young, productive workers "are the new scarce resource," one expert says.
Why declining birth rates are a phenomenon in developing countries
Jan 25, 2019
As part of our mini-series on fertility, we talk to a demographer about why fertility rates are declining in developing countries.
For public good, not for profit.
Why do marketers group the public into age categories?
by
Andy Uhler
Mar 2, 2018
The Pew Research Center has decided the term millennial is only going to apply to people who were born between 1981 and 1996 … but who made Pew the decider? And what’s the economic value of a demographic label anyway? Click the audio player above to hear the full story.
As the workforce ages, companies rethink retirement
Jul 28, 2017
More people and companies are looking at the benefits of a flexible approach to work.
The shifting U.S. working class
by
Adriene Hill
Jun 9, 2016
A new report finds the U.S. working class will be majority non-white by 2032.