Marketplace
Wealth
Productivity and Growth
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Educational Attainment / Life Earnings (in millions) Source: US Census Bureau, Current Population Surveys, March 1998, 1999, and 2000.
Median Lifetime Earnings by Highest Educational Attainment, 2009 Dollars Source: P. 3
HS Drop Out College GradsProfessionals / Grad School High School Black Unemployment by Marriage (pink) and non-Marriage (blue) CPS Data Bureau of Labor Statistics
% Professional Class Not Working US Total (Males) Source: Derived from Bureau of Labor Statistics, CPS; Henry Potrykus, MARRI single Cohab Married Unemployed Fraction of Occupation Class
% “Unskilled” Not Working US Total (Males) Source: Derived from Bureau of Labor Statistics, CPS; Henry Potrykus, MARRI
Average Hrs. Worked Per Yr. Source: Survey of Consumer Finance, 2000
3,336 3,223 2,996
3,312 3,472
Growth in Productivity: Down Source: Derived from U.S. Census Long Form; Henry Potrykus, MARRI MARRIED DIVORCED SINGLE
Baby Boom Retirement Begins
Employment
Labor Participation Source:
Male Employment: Males aged 25-54; Bureau of Labor Statistics (CPS)
Average Western Fertility Behavior Eurostat
Cultural Movements
The Two Models of Society & Their Effect
Poverty
3.93 Million Children 3.17 Million Children 0.75 Million Children Unmarried ParentsSame Parents Married Children in Poverty Source: R Rector -Analysis of CPS 2001 In Poverty Out of Poverty
Most Poor Children Reside in Single-Parent Families
Attitudes
Outcomes