The federal workforce shrank by 10.3% in 2025, or a net of nearly 238,000 workers, according to a Pew Research Center analysis of recently published government data. Note: Figures for new hires ...

Note: Figures for new hires exclude people who transferred into publicly reported federal jobs from elsewhere in the federal government. “Separations” includes quits, retirements, terminations and ...

* Within the Defense Department but counted separately by OPM. Source: Pew Research Center analysis of Office of Personnel Management data. Fresh data delivered Saturday mornings Thank you for ...

To categorize state laws on abortion, Center researchers referenced data from The New York Times. Data and classifications ...

The global population of Buddhists shrank by roughly 5% between 2010 and 2020, the sole major religious group to decline.

Abortion has long been a contentious issue in the United States, and it is one that sharply divides Americans along partisan, ...

Today, 52% of Americans are more concerned than excited about AI in daily life, compared with just 10% who say they are more excited than concerned.

A broad majority of Americans have heard about data centers – the often-sprawling computing facilities that are popping up nationwide. But the public has mixed opinions about data centers’ ...

A 60% majority of U.S. adults say abortion should be legal in all or most cases. This share is down slightly from the last few years.

More than half of Americans say medication abortion should be legal in their state, while a much smaller share (26%) say it should be illegal.

Though partisanship remains a far bigger factor than gender in U.S. abortion attitudes, the opinions of men and women have diverged somewhat in recent years – particularly on the question of legality.

Buddhism is the only major religion whose global population shrank between 2010 and 2020. Learn why it declined in East Asia, particularly in Japan and South Korea.