See Labor Shortages, Remote Work Fuel Job Gains for Workers With Disabilities: Share of adults with disabilities in the labor force hit a record this summer by Harriet Torry of The WSJ. Two graphs from the article:
See The Death Rate for Babies in America Rose for the First Time in 20 Years: The rate of babies dying in the U.S. increased 3% from 2021 to 2022, the CDC says by Liz Essley Whyte of The WSJ. Excerpts:
"The nation’s infant-mortality rate rose 3% from 2021 to 2022, reversing a decadeslong overall decline, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Wednesday. The rate increased from 5.44 infant deaths for every 1,000 births to 5.6 in 2022, a statistically significant uptick."
"The health of the mother is closely linked to the risks to tiny infants. Complications during pregnancy was one of the fastest-rising causes of infant death, the CDC said, along with dangerous bacterial infections called sepsis. Sepsis in newborns can occur when babies contract infections from their mothers during birth, or when a bacteria infects an infant at home who isn’t immediately treated for it.
The increased complications and infections, especially among women giving birth prematurely, could be related to stresses such as the opioid epidemic and the lingering effects of the pandemic, researchers said.
Higher prices for staples such as gas and groceries could also add to the stresses on expectant mothers.
“If you’re worrying about putting food on the table for the rest of your family, getting to your prenatal care appointment is probably not going to be your top priority,” said Dr. Rebecca Carlin, assistant professor of pediatrics at Columbia University Irving Medical Center."
"Over the past half century the U.S. rate has generally fallen, down from 26 deaths per 1,000 live births in 1960. The rate had increased in some previous years, but not to a degree that was statistically significant."
See Violent Crime Is Down. Here’s Why More People Feel Victimized: Important gaps exist between how the FBI measures serious offenses and what people experience by Josh Zumbrun of The WSJ. Three graphs from the article:
See Cancer Is Striking More Young People, and Doctors Are Alarmed and Baffled: Researchers are trying to figure out what is making more young adults sick, and how to identify those at high risk by Brianna Abbott of The WSJ. Excerpts:
"Cancer . . . Diagnosis rates in the U.S. rose in 2019 to 107.8 cases per 100,000 people under 50, up 12.8% from 95.6 in 2000, federal data show. A study in BMJ Oncology last year reported a sharp global rise in cancers in people under 50, with the highest rates in North America, Australia and Western Europe."
"The U.S. cancer death rate has dropped by one-third since 1991, thanks to a plunge in smoking and better treatment. Screening to catch cancers earlier, including breast cancer, has helped, too."
"One in five new colorectal cancer patients in 2019 was under 55, a near doubling since 1995."
"Colorectal cancer death rates among patients over 65 are going down, but for those under 50 they are going up."
"Colorectal cancer death rates among patients over 65 are going down, but for those under 50 they are going up."
See Americans’ Growing Reluctance to Quit Their Jobs, in Five Charts: Workers are voluntarily leaving their positions at near 2019 rates, after record job switching in recent years by Harriet Torry of The WSJ. Here is a graph from the article:
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