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In 2017-18, 16% of the U.S. population, or 40.4 million people, provide unpaid eldercare

Sixteen percent of the U.S. population provides eldercare--unpaid care for someone with a condition related to aging--to others. On a given day, 26 percent of eldercare providers engage in eldercare, spending an average of 3.4 hours in eldercare activities.

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11/20/2019

Benton, AR, has largest county 2nd quarter 2019 over-the-year wage gain at 16.3%

11/19/2019

October jobless rates down in 4 states, up in 2; payroll jobs up in 4 states, down in 1

11/15/2019

U.S. import prices drop 0.5% in October on lower fuel prices; export prices fall 0.1%

11/14/2019

PPI for final demand advances 0.4% in October; services increase 0.3%, goods rise 0.7%

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Highlights of women's earnings in 2018

Among full-time wage and salary workers in 2018, women’s median weekly earnings were 81 percent of men’s. read more »

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