The expansion has been one of the longest on record

Unemployment is now very low

Consumer confidence is high

Business regulation restrictiveness is on a par with the OECD

Many Americans appear to have dropped out of the labour force

Inter-State migration has slowed

Affordable housing is hard to come by

Drug-overdoses have become a major cause of death

The economy has grown steadily and unemployment has fallen

Labour productivity growth remains weak

Well-being rankings

Gains in life expectancy have stalled recently

Business fixed investment is picking up

The fiscal stimulus is boosting growth

Deficits have begun to rise and debt levels are quite high

Higher growth is needed to stabilise debt levels

Inflation is returning to target but expectations remain lower than the past

Asset prices are elevated

Early warning indicators

Banks are better able to withstand shocks

Business dynamism has slowed

Product market regulation is around average

Trade growth has been sluggish since the crisis

Trade in services is not very open

Increase in trade from tariff reductions

The effect of increased trade costs on trade

Environment-related taxation is low in comparison with the OECD average

Estimated impact of tax reforms on GDP

The employment to population rate is relatively low, though recovering

Prime age labour force participation is low

Median disposable income is high and is recovering

Progressive income taxation revenues

Disability rolls have stopped rising

Labour market participation is correlated with opioid use

Manufacturing is a smaller share of the economy

Manufacturing wages have been falling relative to the rest of the economy

Export-related employment has been growing strongly in the United States

The risk of automation in OECD countries

The rise of robots

Participation rates are lower for those with less educational attainment

Income loss on becoming unemployed is quite large

The United States spends relatively little on helping workers find new jobs

Labour force participation varies substantially across the United States

Productivity varies widely with participation higher in more productive cities

Migration rates have slowed

Differences in unemployment rates have declined outside crisis periods

Net migration flows are modest

Housing is expensive for lower income households

Price responsiveness of housing supply is high in the United States

The share of workers with certification or licences is high

The share of felony convictions in the population has increased

Unemployment rates amongst those with college education are lower

Young adults face difficulties in entering the workforce

Digital skills are relatively less developed amongst younger cohorts

Current spending and investment in education has slowed

Disability is correlated with lower labour force participation and greater opioid use

Deaths from alcohol and drug induced causes have been rising sharply

Opioid prescriptions are widespread in the United States

Overdose death rates vary considerably across States

Deaths from drug overdoses