Some Social & Economic Trends: U.S. oil & gas workers, U.S. cancer death rate, percentage of Americans with a college degree & the wealth they hold, age of American cars, UAW membership, U.S. math and science test scores, narrowing Black-White income gap, immigration's role in population growth

See They Are Basking in America’s Oil Boom—and Preparing for the Big Bust by David Uberti of The WSJ.

See Biden’s Cancer Moonshot’s Last Acts: Easing Pediatric Drug Shortages by Brianna Abbott of The WSJ. Excerpt:

"The cancer death rate in the U.S. has dropped by a third since 1991."

See The New Driving Force of Identity Politics Is Class, Not Race by Jeanne Whalen, Valerie Bauerlein and Arian Campo-Flores of The WSJ. Excerpt:

"Thirty years ago, Americans with a college degree accounted for roughly 20% of the population and held the same percentage of household wealth as those without a degree, according to the census and the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis. Today, Americans with a college degree account for 38% of the population and 73% of household wealth."

See Americans’ Cars Keep Getting Older—and Creakier by Spencer Jakab of The WSJ. Excerpt:

"Thirty years ago the average passenger car was about 8.4 years old and today that is 13.6 years."

See The UAW Leader’s Fast-Paced Push to Expand the Union Has Faded by Christopher Otts of The WSJ. Excerpt:

"The UAW’s membership, which has steadily dwindled to around 370,000 workers, about one-third of its 1970s peak."

See American Students’ Math Skills Slide Down World Rankings by Matt Barnum of The WSJ.

See America’s Role Reversal: Working-Class Blacks Make Gains While Whites Fall Back by Arian Campo-Flores of The WSJ. Excerpt:

"Nationwide, a Black child born to parents at the 25th percentile of income in 1992 made $9,521 less at age 27 than a white child born at the 25th percentile. A Black child born in 1978 made $12,994 less at age 27, adjusted to 2023 dollars."

"The share of the parents of low-income white children who were employed dropped from 66% for children born in 1978 to 55% for those born in 1992. Meanwhile, the proportion of parents of low-income Black children who were employed increased from 72% for children born in 1978 to 74% for those born in 1992."

See Immigrants Dominate U.S. Population Growth by Jon Kamp, Paul Overberg, and Max Rust of The WSJ. Excerpts:

"Newcomers accounted for 84% of U.S. growth in the year ended June 30, the Census Bureau said Thursday"

"For the most recent year, through June 30, the bureau estimates that the U.S. population grew by about 1% to 340.1 million. This is the fastest growth since 2001, the bureau said."

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