middle class

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“Most of the middle class is at 22% now,” said Craig Ferrantino, an adviser in Huntington, N.Y.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 3, 2026

L.A.’s declining share of a contracting film and television industry is hollowing out its middle class, a group Pratt rarely talks about when homelessness is not at issue.

From Slate • Jun. 3, 2026

He and his wife together make $90,000 a year in Madison, Wis. They consider themselves middle class.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

Instead, the middle class is splintering along generational lines.

From Los Angeles Times • May 31, 2026

Though he makes more than he ever dreamed of in Mexico, his life is anything but middle class and setbacks are routine.

From "Class Matters" by The New York Times