
Growing share of adults under 50 say they’re unlikely to ever have kids – Pew
“The U.S. fertility rate reached a historic low in 2023, with a growing share of women ages 25 to 44 having never given birth. And the share of U.S. adults younger than 50 without children who say they are unlikely to ever have kids rose 10 percentage points between 2018 and 2023 (from 37% to 47%), according to a Pew Research Center survey.
“Among adults under 50 who say they’re unlikely to have children, large majorities see financial and lifestyle advantages to not being parents.”
Kids + Immigrants = Future Workforce = Ability to fund Social Security
‘We Feel Stuck’: Child Care Needs Limit Women’s Work Force Gains – NYT
“Participation in the labor force has surged among women in their prime working years. But for those with children under 5, the gains may have peaked.”