Our Index results spotlight the strengths and vulnerabilities of the middle class. In this report, we use these results to identify barriers to financial security and to begin formulating policy solutions that would enable the broad majority of American families to enjoy a stable middle class life.
Highlighting the strengths and weaknesses of America’s middle class not only clarifies what is needed to bolster it, but also elucidates how we can further assist families in achieving upward mobility and higher levels of stability and security. Our Middle Class Security Index shows troublesome trends.