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

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

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

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

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

30-Year Mortgage Ratepercent, annual average · FRED MORTGAGE30US

6.34%2026 thru Jul

−0.3 pts since 2025
6.60% then

Cost of Living

Median Home Sale Pricedollars, annual average · FRED MSPUS

$409,6002026 thru Mar

−1% since 2025
$415,400 then

Regular Gasoline Pricedollars per gallon, annual average · FRED GASREGW

$3.742026 thru Jul

+21% since 2025
$3.10 then

Homeownership Ratepercent of households, annual average · FRED RHORUSQ156N

65.2%2026 thru Mar

−0.1 pts since 2025
65.3% then

Crime

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

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

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

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

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

6.972025

+0.0 pts since 2024
6.96 then