But the government's latest public data from September 2024 shows Black people make up 18.5% of the federal civilian workforce ... the story of the Black middle class without the federal ...

The term ‘“middle class” is often discussed but rarely defined. It’s a term the majority of Americans would use to define themselves, yet most people don’t know whether their household ...

In some U.S. states, you’ll need to earn a household income of more than $150,000 to be considered upper-middle class.

Federal work shaped a Black middle class. Now it's destabilized by ... 2024 shows Black people make up 18.5% of the federal civilian workforce, while their share of the general U.S. population ...