According to the latest data from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, the share of working-age people who are either working or looking for a job has been dropping for nearly four years.
The combination of demographic trends, a diversified media landscape, shifting minority allegiances, and a more flexible stance on traditionally divisive issues has given the GOP a unique pathway to broaden its appeal and cement its influence.
For several North Carolina counties, the General Assembly’s new election maps may misrepresent the actual population counts by around 20%. That’s because lawmakers have to rely on 2010 census data until no later than 2021, when the next set of data is published. From 2010 to 2018, the state’s overall population increased by a little...
Baby boomers nationwide are reaching retirement age at the rate of 10,000 every day day. Meanwhile, they’re sending their grandchildren to school, creating a general tension on state budgets — one that could be alleviated in part by adopting wider school-choice initiatives. That’s the picture that Matthew Ladner, senior advisor for policy and research at...
Some analysts who track population shifts believe the gradual relocation of Northerners to the South and West means good things politically for Republicans in those destination states. I’m not so sure.
