Right now, middle-class households are in “relatively good shape,” according to a new Bank of America study. However, the study also states that this may not be the case if the labor market continues ...

Middle-class jobs used to come with a simple promise: Show up, work hard, and you’d earn a decent living, maybe even a pension. But economic shifts, automation, globalization, and digital disruption ...

Dream big, or dream small. But in America, the most impossible dream these days is for a middle-class life. What’s the salary needed to be “middle class” in New York City? Average middle-wage jobs pay ...

Perhaps nothing is as critical to America's future as the trajectory of the middle class and improving the prospects for upward mobility. With middle-class incomes stagnant or falling, we need to find ...

A new report calls for federal investment in training for jobs that require education beyond high school, but short of a bachelor’s degree, calling such jobs a crucial ticket to a middle-class life.

Aimee Picchi is the associate managing editor for CBS MoneyWatch, where she covers business and personal finance. She previously worked at Bloomberg News and has written for national news outlets ...

Reporting from Washington — For nearly 20 years Alfredo Molena made a middle-class living repairing bank ATMs in Los Angeles, despite being a high school dropout and immigrant from El Salvador. By ...