25-June-2024
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The United States economy has continued its robust recovery since the COVID-19 pandemic, increasing wages and drawing people into the labour market despite the significant tightening in monetary policy that has helped to bring elevated inflation down, according to the latest OECD Economic Survey of the United States.
20-June-2024
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This country note compares the United States to the OECD average across various social indicators, drawing on data from Society at a Glance 2024. As the special chapter in this edition is on fertility trends, the note highlights relevant indicators such as total fertility rates, the mean age of mothers at childbirth, the proportion of young people living with their parents, as well as public spending on family benefits.
7-November-2023
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Health at a Glance provides the latest comparable data and trends on population health and health system performance. This Country Note shows how the United States compares to other OECD countries across indicators in the report.
14-September-2023
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Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) – the ability of microbes to resist antimicrobials - remains an alarming global health threat that jeopardises the effectiveness of many 20th century public health advances. In recent years, the United States made important strides in tackling AMR. Yet, more progress is needed.
22-June-2023
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9-May-2023
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Joining Forces for Gender Equality comprehensively analyses developments and policies for gender equality, including issues such as gender mainstreaming and budgeting, reforms to increase fathers’ involvement in parental leave and childcare, pay transparency initiatives to tackle gender pay gaps, and systems to address gender-based violence.
9-May-2023
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25-April-2023
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The tax wedge for the average single worker in the United States increased by 2.2 percentage points from 28.3% in 2021 to 30.5% in 2022. The OECD average tax wedge in 2022 was 34.6% (2021, 34.6%).
30-November-2022
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The OECD’s annual Revenue Statistics report found that the tax-to-GDP ratio in the United States increased by 0.8 percentage points from 25.8% in 2020 to 26.6% in 2021. Between 2020 and 2021, the OECD average increased from 33.6% to 34.1%.
11-November-2022
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