Economy

FCC owners serve some of the highest-need children in the Commonwealth, yet the owners who run these programs often take home some of the lowest wages among educators.

Where in the world immigrants come from has changed significantly over the last generation.

Newly released data from the Survey of Consumer Finances provide a picture of wealth coming out of the pandemic, revealing some surprising, largely positive, trends. Unfortunately, huge wealth inequality remains.

Just 3 percent of Black households own commercial real estate, compared to 8 percent of White households. Closing this gap may help reduce wealth inequality.

New data from the Census show that we continue to make gradual progress on reducing poverty, but the absolute level remains unnecessarily high.

Roughly half of small businesses nationwide have unmet need for capital, and this share jumps to two-thirds for entrepreneurs of color.

Through this research partnership, we’re scanning the best available data sources to analyze how our communities have changed since the onset of the COVID-19 crisis in early March.

Massachusetts has an opportunity to lead the nation in providing a guaranteed income to low and moderate-income residents, utilizing a tool already at its disposal – the Earned Income Tax Credit.

Service, retail, travel and tourism workers are at especially high risk for job disruption during the COVID-19 crisis.

A summary of key trends over the past decade, from the good to the bad, with a couple in between.