The most vulnerable households are renters who have household incomes of $50,000 or less. Cumulative inflation since 2021 is 20% to 30%.
The
Global Price of Oil has declined from $70 per barrel to $66 per barrel.
The
U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) forecasts that the United States
will produce 13.59 million barrels of crude oil per day (bpd) in
2025. This is an increase from the EIA's previous estimate of 13.55
million bpd.
Forecast details
The
EIA expects the following production levels throughout 2025:
Q1: 13.40
million bpd
Q2: 13.57
million bpd
Q3: 13.65
million bpd
Q4: 13.74
million bpd
The EIA also expects U.S. petroleum and liquid fuel consumption to remain at 20.5 million bpd in 2025.
On
February 24, 2025, the average price of regular gas in the US was $3.125 per gallon,
according to FRED.
Gas
prices by state:
California: The
most expensive state for gas, averaging $4.84 per gallon
Mississippi: The
least expensive state for gas, averaging $2.68 per gallon
Texas: Averaging
$2.74 per gallon
Oklahoma: Averaging
$2.75 per gallon
Louisiana: Averaging
$2.76 per gallon
Kentucky: Averaging $2.79 per gallon
Median
Household Incomes are increasing.
In
the fourth quarter of 2024, the median annual salary in the US by age group
was:
20–24
years: $40,768
25–34
years: $59,072
35–44
years: $70,512
45–54 years: $69,472
Median
household income in the United States from 2018 to 2023:
2018: The
median household income was $75,790
2019: The
median household income was $81,210
2020: The
median household income was $98,680
2021: The
median household income was $99,200
2022 The median household income was $77386
2023: The
median household income was $80,610
2024
The median household income was $61,984
2025 The median household income est $74,225
US Labor Participation Rate
1950 58.8
1960 59.8
1970 59.1
1980 64.4
1990 64.0
2000 67.2
2010 64.8
2020 66.3
The US labor force participation rate has changed over the years, with women's participation increasing in the 1970s and 1980s, and declining since then. The aging of the population has also contributed to a decline in the overall labor force participation rate.
Women's
labor force participation
1940: Women
made up 24.4% of the labor force
1950: Women
made up 33.9% of the labor force
1960: Women
made up 37.7% of the labor force
1970: Women
made up 43.3% of the labor force
1990: Women
made up 57.5% of the labor force
1999: Women
made up 60% of the labor force
2000: Women made up 59.9% of the labor force
Overall
labor force participation
1950: The
civilian labor force was 62 million
2000: The
civilian labor force was 141 million
2025: The
total number of non-farm employees expanded to 159 million
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US Divorce Rate History
The
share of the currently separated or divorced among ever-married women increased
from less than 1% in 1900 to 20% in 2022. Since 1900, the percentage of
ever-married women who were currently married decreased from 83% to 68% in
2022.
1940
About 3% of ever-married women were separated or divorced.
The
divorce rate was about 10 per 1,000 women, which was double the rate from 1900.
1942 The
divorce rate was 10.1 per 1,000 married women, which was lower than the 2015
rate of 16.9.
1970s About
50% of couples who married in 1970 ended up divorced.
1979 The
divorce rate peaked at 22.6 divorces per 1,000 married women.
1990s The
divorce rate started to drop back down.
2020–2021 The
divorce rate was 14.0 divorces per 1,000 married women, which was the lowest
level over a 40-year time span.
Today The
divorce rate is considerably higher than it was in 1940.
US drug and alcohol statistics
138.5
million
Americans 12 and over drink alcohol.
28.3
million or 20.4% of them have an alcohol use disorder.
57.3
million people use tobacco or nicotine products (vape).
25.4%
of illegal drug users have a drug disorder.
25%
of Americans (70 million people) admitted they use illicit drugs.
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Many marriages fail because of drug and alcohol disorders.
US Church Attendance History
Church attendance in the United States has been declining since the 1980s.
The Great Awakening of the 1730s and 1740s significantly impacted the American Revolution by fostering a sense of individual agency, challenging established authority, promoting religious equality, and creating a sense of unity across the colonies, which made it easier for colonists to later unite against British rule and fight for independence; essentially, the Awakening's emphasis on personal religious experience prepared the colonists to question political authority and fight for their rights.
Between 1700 and 1740, about 75–80% of the population attended church. In 1776, only 17% of Americans identified as religious adherents. Most of the 83% non-adherents were Church of England. All had Bibles.
From
1850–1890, the percentage of religious adherents increased to 45%.
From
1890–1952, the percentage of religious adherents increased to 59%.
In the 1950s, there was a revival of religion, which some called a third great awakening.
During the 1950s, nationwide church membership grew at a faster rate than the population, from 57 percent of the U.S. population in 1950 to 63.3 percent in 1960
In
the 1960s, societal changes led to a questioning of religious institutions.
In
1988, the percentage of church members dipped below 70% for the first time.
In
2020, 47% of Americans said they belonged to a church, synagogue, or mosque,
the lowest percentage. in Gallup's history.
In 2021, 47% of Americans were members of a church, the lowest percentage Gallup has ever measured.
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Comments
Work
should be fun. If it isn’t you’re in the wrong job or the wrong place.
Love
is grand, but Divorce is $40 grand. Child support is $100 grand.
Church is optional and social. Your relationship with God is mandatory, private and requires listening.
Overcoming addiction requires God’s intervention.
Declines in church attendance can be traced to political differences. Pushing the boundaries of acceptable behavior to accommodate “fads” undermines the 10 Commandments and ignores personal responsibility. Pope Francis was wrong to support the Climate Change Hoax and is wrong about his support of Illegal Immigration. His overreach is out of context with prior Popes.
Norb Leahy, Dunwoody GA Tea Party Leader
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