The middle class is hollowing out; Americans overall are increasingly falling short financially while a few are getting ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

Much ink has been spilled over the damage of inflation, migration, demographic changes, and geopolitical tensions to the global economy. But one positive mega-trend that’s too often missing from the ...

Not long ago, the idea of being “middle class” in America carried an implicit sense of stability. A steady job, a modest home, a reliable car, and the ability to plan for college or retirement were ...

Spoiler alert: It costs much more in 2025 to be considered "middle class" than it did in 1990. And that makes sense, given that both wages and the cost of living have increased significantly over the ...

America’s middle class is weary. After nearly five years of high prices, many middle-class earners thought life would be more affordable by now. Costs for goods and services are 25% above where they ...

Middle-class Americans are ‘squeezing more life out of every dollar’ as credit card use increases and retail visits slow, Fed ...

This report examines key changes in the economic status of the American middle class from 1970 to 2023 and its demographic attributes in 2022. The historical analysis is based on U.S. Census Bureau ...

In 1980 middle-class families lived in a world of Atari consoles, rotary phones and station wagons with wood paneling. The median U.S. household income was $21,020, enough to buy a modest home, a ...