ISSUE GUIDES: Economy

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  • U.S. economic growth
  • World economic growth
  • International comparison of gross domestic product
  • Productivity rising
  • Corporate profits
  • Stock market falls after record rise
  • Unemployment rate
  • State variations in unemployment
  • International unemployment rates
  • Inflation low in recent years
  • Consumer confidence
  • New housing starts
  • Consumer debt rising
  • Household income
  • Americans are saving less
  • Taxes as a percentage of median family income
  • Individual wages flat
  • Income inequality
  • Income, by educational attainment
  • Income, by race and ethnicity
  • Income, by age and gender
  • Income gender gap
  • State variations in income
  • Average hourly earnings by occupation
  • Union membership is down
  • Union membership by occupation
  • Mass layoffs
  • Internet commerce