Pt. I. Statistics and labor reform, 1880-1930: centralization and its discontents. Before there were indexes: the "Labor Question" and labor statistics, 1880-1910 ; The cost of living in peace and war ...

The gap between what Americans earn and how much they need to bring in to achieve a basic standard of living is growing, according to a new report. The analysis, from the Ludwig Institute for Shared ...

Coloradans are expressing deep concerns about the rising cost of living, according to a new bipartisan statewide survey, the Colorado Health Foundation's Pulse poll. The annual poll also found that ...

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A family of four needs at least $186,618 a year to live comfortably in Mississippi in 2025, the country’s most affordable state, according to a study published on June 4. In Massachusetts, the most ...

NPR's series Cost of Living: The Price We Pay is examining what's driving price increases and how people are coping after years of stubborn inflation. How are higher prices changing the way you live?

St. Cloud's cost of living for the first quarter of 2025 measured slightly below the national average. Groceries, housing, utilities, and transportation costs in St. Cloud were below the national ...

More than a third of President Trump’s 2024 voters say they are struggling more than ever to afford life’s everyday expenses, according to The Politico Poll. In the mid-November survey, conducted ...

The Social Security Administration on Friday announced a 2.8% cost-of-living adjustment for 2026, an increase that will automatically boost monthly payments for the program's roughly 71 million ...