middle class

The Tipping Point: Most Americans No Longer Are Middle Class

5:03pm December 09, 2015

by Marilyn Geewax

In the post-World War II economy, most Americans lived in middle-income homes. But that has been shifting for decades. Today, middle-income families make up less than 50 percent of all households.

Graphic: China accounts for more than half the world's 'middle income' population growth

Who's Still Poor? Who's Made It To Middle Income? Pew Has New Data

1:54pm July 09, 2015

by Jason Beaubien

The global middle class is growing ... but slowly. (A lot of the credit goes to China.) And more than 70 percent of the world's population still falls below what would be considered "middle" income.

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2014: The Year When The Job Market Finally Turned The Corner

4:23pm December 05, 2014

by Marilyn Geewax

Seven years after the Great Recession began, the U.S. job market finally is growing at a robust pace. In November, employers added 321,000 workers, raised wages and extended the average workweek.

Cara Russo of Gettysburg, Pa., here with 9-year-old Shayla, one of her two daughters, has found success in a program geared to help struggling families navigate past some of the day-to-day obstacles that keep many poor.

A 'Circle' Of Support Helps Families Stay Out Of Poverty

7:14pm September 16, 2014

by Pam Fessler

An innovative program seeks to fight persistent poverty by helping a struggling family navigate past some of the day-to-day obstacles that keep many people poor.

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