America's middle class is not just feeling squeezed, it is objectively shrinking and losing ground in the national economy.

As per the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the U.S. job openings dropped to 7.1 million in November 2025. The month's figure is a ...

These cost increases mean that even families classified as middle class are struggling to keep up with expenses, especially as the costs of basic necessities are rising faster than the overall rate of ...

Dozens of occupations that collectively employ hundreds of thousands of Americans in decent-paying jobs are likely to shrink over the next decade, according to recent government data. These jobs face ...

Breaking into the middle class in New York State requires some big bucks — as soaring levels of inflation and lagging wage growth have driven up the cost of living. The minimum annual income required ...

If you live in a middle- or low-income household, you are likely struggling and can feel that something is off in the economy. You would be right. Since Biden took office, food prices have increased ...

While middle class families have never been defined by the same financial freedom that upper-class wealthy households have, they've almost always had a level of financial comfortability that set them ...

In 1980 middle-class families lived in a world of Atari consoles, rotary phones and station wagons with wood paneling. The median U.S. household income was $21,020, enough to buy a modest home, a ...

By the third quarter of 2024, the middle 60% saw another drop in income share by 0.8 percentage points, despite an increase ...