Measuring America: 10 Years and Counting

When Measure of America released its first national report in July 2008,
the country was caught in the Great Recession’s icy grip. Ten years out from our first report, what can we say about how this economic downturn affected human well-being and shaped people’s choices and opportunities? Which groups of Americans lost their footholds on economic security, and which groups had capabilities like education and family support that allowed them to weather the crisis? Whose fortunes have rebounded, whose have stalled, and whose have taken off?