The Bureau of Labor Statistics site offers data on the employment characteristics of American families. The statistics include data on employment and unemployment in families by race, relationship, sex, marital status, presence of children in the family, and presence of children under three, among others. The data can be accessed from a table of contents or reviewed in an extensive news release.

In August, the US Census Bureau released newly-compiled data on income and poverty as part of the Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE) program. The aim of the program is to provide more current estimates of selected income and poverty statistics than the most recent decennial census by using data from states, counties, and school districts. The newest data tables online from SAIPE are...

A new report released on January 18 from the Economic Policy Institute and the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities reveals that, despite the strong economy, income disparities in most states are significantly larger in the late 1990s than they were in the 1980s. In all but four states, income disparities between high- and low-income families increased, and in 45 states, "the gap between the...

The Center for Budget and Policy Priorities, a research think-tank, has released "Pulling Apart: A State-by-State Analysis of Income Trends" which analyzes the income trends in each of the 50 states. The analysis was conducted using data from the Census Bureau, and the report concludes that income disparities has risen over the last two decades and are "significantly greater than they were at the...