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December 2023 | Vol. 12 / No. 18 PRICES & SPENDING By Ian Schaaf Black Friday and the subsequent weekend are among the biggest shopping events in American retail. The holiday season accounts for around 19 percent of retailers’ annual revenue and serves as a general barometer of consumer confidence in the economy.1 The Black […]
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Photograph by Nathaniel St. Clair U.S. government economic statistics that can be used to compare the conditions of the Black population with the white population provide a picture of the continuing deep seated structural racism in the United States. The statistics covering wealth and income distribution, poverty, and unemployment show how the functioning of capitalism […]
Recent data show local workers earn 6% less than the average wage in the U.S. Medical workers actually earn more, however, NewsChannel 21’s Isabella Warren reports. Here’s the full report just issued by the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics: Occupational Employment and Wages in Bend-Redmond — May 2022 Workers in the Bend-Redmond, OR Metropolitan Statistical […]
A complicated process of reviewing the federal government’s standards for data about race and ethnicity has resurfaced a thorny conversation about how to categorize people’s identities. FotografiaBasica via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption FotografiaBasica via Getty Images A complicated process of reviewing the federal government’s standards for data about race and ethnicity has resurfaced […]
Kampourakis K. Mendel and the Path to Genetics: Portraying Science as a Social Process. Sci Educ. 2013;22:293–324. Article
20.8% of retail purchases are expected to take place online in 2023 Quickly departing are the days when shoppers would trek to the local mall to spend the day perusing various shops.[1] Nowadays, the first touchpoint a customer has with a business typically takes place online, especially if the company has a presence on social […]
Your browser does not support the audio element. The Pride flag is reflected in the glasses of a white nationalist who came to protest at the LGBTQ+ community’s “Pride in the Park” event in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, on June 11, 2022. JIM URQUHART / Jim Urquhart The FBI recorded a drop in hate crimes in […]
A season that started with injury worries and hard luck losses took a dramatic turn for Frances Tiafoe, as the 24-year-old hit his stride on home soil and created one of the most captivating emotional moments of the US Open. Tiafoe – the first American to reach the US Open men’s singles semi-finals since Roddick […]
The US extended a year-long streak of strong jobs growth in May, adding another 390,000 new jobs, the Department of Labor said on Friday. The unemployment rate remained at 3.6% for the third month in a row, near a half-century low. The number of unemployed people was also essentially unchanged at 6 million. The US […]