U.S. birth rate falls to 100-year low, triggering economic worries
The U.S. birthrate has dropped to its lowest point in more than 100 years, triggering concerns about the nation’s economic future with a lack of fresh blood to replenish an aging workforce. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s provisional analysis of birth certificates tallied nearly 3.6 million newborns last year, down 2% from 2022. […]
