The Stats — last year

Economy & Work

Unemployment Ratepercent, annual average · FRED UNRATE

4.3%2026 thru Jun

+0.0 pts since 2025
4.3% then

Underemployment (U-6)percent, annual average · FRED U6RATE

8.0%2026 thru Jun

+0.0 pts since 2025
8.0% then

Labor Force Participationpercent, annual average · FRED CIVPART

61.8%2026 thru Jun

−0.6 pts since 2025
62.4% then

Real GDP Growthpercent per year · FRED A191RL1A225NBEA

2.1%2025

−0.7 pts since 2024
2.8% then

Labor Productivityindex, 2017 = 100 · FRED OPHNFB

119.82026 thru Mar

+2% since 2025
118.0 then

CPI Inflationpercent per year · FRED CPIAUCSL

3.3%2026 thru Jun

+0.5 pts since 2025
2.8% then

Real Median Household Income2024 dollars · 2023–2024 · FRED MEHOINUSA672N

$83,7302024

+1% since 2023
$82,690 then

Manufacturing Jobsemployees, annual average · FRED MANEMP

12.60M2026 thru Jun

−0% since 2025
12.63M then

New Business Applicationsapplications per year · FRED BABATOTALSAUS

5.64M2025

+7% since 2024
5.25M then

Money & Debt

Revolving Consumer Creditbillions of dollars, year-end · FRED REVOLSL

$1,351B2026 thru May

+2% since 2025
$1,324B then

Student Loan Debtbillions of dollars, year-end · 2023–2024 · FRED SLOAS

$1,777B2024

+3% since 2023
$1,729B then

Personal Saving Ratepercent of disposable income · FRED PSAVERT

3.4%2026 thru May

−1.2 pts since 2025
4.6% then

Household Debt Service Ratiopercent of disposable income · FRED TDSP

11.2%2026 thru Dec

+0.0 pts since 2025
11.2% then

Federal Debt to GDPpercent of GDP · FRED GFDEGDQ188S

122.6%2026 thru Dec

+1.9 pts since 2025
120.7% then

Federal Funds Ratepercent, annual average · FRED FEDFUNDS

3.64%2026 thru Jun

−0.6 pts since 2025
4.21% then

30-Year Mortgage Ratepercent, annual average · FRED MORTGAGE30US

6.34%2026 thru Jul

−0.3 pts since 2025
6.60% then

Stock Market (NASDAQ)index, annual average of daily closes · FRED NASDAQCOM

24,4592026 thru Jul

+19% since 2025
20,502 then

Cost of Living

Median Home Sale Pricedollars, annual average · FRED MSPUS

$409,6002026 thru Mar

−1% since 2025
$415,400 then

RentCPI index, 1982-84 = 100 · FRED CUUR0000SEHA

4452026 thru Jun

+2% since 2025
435 then

Homeownership Ratepercent of households, annual average · FRED RHORUSQ156N

65.2%2026 thru Mar

−0.1 pts since 2025
65.3% then

Housing Startsunits per year · FRED HOUST

1.36M2026 thru Jun

+0% since 2025
1.36M then

Regular Gasoline Pricedollars per gallon, annual average · FRED GASREGW

$3.742026 thru Jul

+21% since 2025
$3.10 then

Electricity Pricedollars per kilowatt-hour · FRED APU000072610

$0.1942026 thru Jun

+5% since 2025
$0.185 then

Wealth & Inequality

Income Inequality (Gini)Gini index, 0-100 · 2023–2024 · FRED SIPOVGINIUSA

41.82024

+0.0 pts since 2023
41.8 then

Top 1% Wealth Sharepercent of household net worth · FRED WFRBST01134

31.6%2026 thru Dec

+0.2 pts since 2025
31.4% then

Poverty Ratepercent of people, all ages · 2023–2024 · FRED PPAAUS00000A156NCEN

12.1%2024

−0.4 pts since 2023
12.5% then

Education

College Attainmentpercent of adults 25 and over · 2023–2024 · Census Bureau, CPS Historical Table A-2

38.7%2024

+0.4 pts since 2023
38.3% then

College TuitionCPI index, 1982-84 = 100 · FRED CUSR0000SEEB

9112026 thru Jun

+2% since 2025
891 then

Health

Life Expectancy at Birthyears at birth, both sexes · 2023–2024 · CDC/NCHS National Vital Statistics

79.02024

+0.6 yrs since 2023
78.4 then

Health Spendingpercent of GDP · 2023–2024 · CMS National Health Expenditure Accounts, via CDC/NCHS Data Query System

18.0%2024

+0.3 pts since 2023
17.7% then

Suicide Rateage-adjusted deaths per 100,000 · 2023–2024 · CDC/NCHS, age-adjusted

13.72024

−3% since 2023
14.1 then

Drug Overdose Deathsage-adjusted deaths per 100,000 · 2023–2024 · CDC/NCHS, age-adjusted

23.12024

−26% since 2023
31.3 then

Adult Smoking Ratepercent of adults, current cigarette smokers (crude) · 2023–2024 · CDC National Health Interview Survey

9.9%2024

−0.9 pts since 2023
10.8% then

Crime & Justice

Violent Crime Rateoffenses per 100,000 people · 2023–2024 · FBI Crime Data Explorer, reported violent crime

363.92024

−6% since 2023
385.8 then

Property Crime Rateoffenses per 100,000 people · 2023–2024 · FBI Crime Data Explorer, reported property crime

1,769.02024

−9% since 2023
1,951.9 then

Homicide Rateoffenses per 100,000 people · FBI Crime Data Explorer, reported homicide

4.32025

−17% since 2024
5.2 then

Imprisonment Ratesentenced prisoners per 100,000 residents · 2022–2023 · BJS National Prisoner Statistics

3602023

+1% since 2022
355 then

Family & Society

Marriage Ratemarriages per 1,000 population · 2022–2023 · CDC/NCHS National Vital Statistics System

6.12023

−2% since 2022
6.2 then

Divorce Ratedivorces per 1,000 population (reporting states) · 2022–2023 · CDC/NCHS National Vital Statistics System

2.42023

+0% since 2022
2.4 then

Total Fertility Ratebirths per woman (total fertility rate) · 2023–2024 · CDC/NCHS, Births: Final Data

1.602024

−1% since 2023
1.62 then

Births to Unmarried Motherspercent of all US births · 2014–2015 · CDC/NCHS National Vital Statistics System

40.3%2015

+0.1 pts since 2014
40.2% then

Population Growthpercent per year · FRED B230RC0A052NBEA

0.54%2025

−0.3 pts since 2024
0.89% then

HappinessCantril ladder score (0-10) · World Happiness Report (Gallup World Poll)

6.972025

+0.0 pts since 2024
6.96 then

Government & Democracy

Trust in Governmentpercent trusting the federal government · Pew Research Center, Public Trust in Government 1958-2025

17%2025

−5.0 pts since 2024
22% then

Voter Turnoutpercent of voting-age population, presidential elections · 2020–2024 · Census Bureau, CPS Voting and Registration, Table A-1

59.3%2024

−2.0 pts since 2020
61.3% then

Federal Deficitpercent of GDP (negative = deficit) · FRED FYFSGDA188S

−5.8%2025

+0.4 pts since 2024
−6.2% then

Energy & Environment

CO2 Emissionsmillion metric tons per year · EIA Monthly Energy Review, Table 11.1

4,9042025

+2% since 2024
4,789 then

Renewable Share of Energypercent of total US energy consumption · EIA Monthly Energy Review, Tables 1.1 and 10.1

9.2%2025

+0.0 pts since 2024
9.2% then

US Average Temperaturedegrees Fahrenheit, annual mean · NOAA NCEI, Climate at a Glance

54.63°2025

−0.8°F since 2024
55.48° then