On Tuesday, September 13, the U.S. Census Bureau released 2015 economic data on household income, poverty and health insurance coverage. These 10 charts show how the U.S. economy continues its strong recovery from the effects of the Great Recession and what areas still are a challenge.

2015 saw the largest percentage increase in median household income since records began being kept in 1967. The gender wage gap narrowed to 20 cents on the dollar. The number of Americans living in poverty dropped by 3.5 million to 13.5%. Every racial and ethnic group saw its poverty level drop and its household income rise. Only 9.1% of Americans still don’t have health insurance.

• Median Household Income Has Largely Recovered from the Great Recession
• Despite Strong Gains in 2015, Median Household Income Remains Below 1999 Peak
• After a Sharp Increase During the Recession, the Poverty Rate is Coming Back Down
• Social Security Lifts Millions of People Out of Poverty
• Uninsured Rates Have Fallen Dramatically Since 2013
• All Major Racial and Ethnic Groups Saw Income Gains in 2015, but Large Disparities Remain
• Poverty Rates in Black and Hispanic Communities Fell in 2015, but Remain Well Above the National Average
• Wide Disparities in Health Insurance Coverage Persist
• Women Earn 80 Cents for Every Dollar Earned by Men
• Gender Pay Gap Hurts Women of All Races and Ethnicities

This report examines the impact of the fashion industry on the U.S. economy. In 2015 alone, consumers spent nearly $380 billion on apparel and footwear. The industry, which encompasses everything from textile and apparel brands to wholesalers, importers and retailers, employs more than 1.8 million people in the United States. It relies on workers in a wide range of occupations, including fashion designers, market research analysts, computer systems developers, patternmakers, sewing machine operators and wholesale buyers.

The U.S. fashion industry is centered on two major clusters of design and innovation – New York City and Los Angeles. Together, these hubs are home to nearly two-thirds of the nation’s fashion designers – the heart of the industry’s creative process. Yet those cities are no longer the whole story. High-value jobs in the fashion industry that pay high wages are spreading throughout the country, meaning that the economic impact of the fashion industry is expanding beyond the industry’s traditional footprint.

While the future of the U.S. fashion industry lies in the high-value-added parts of the global supply chain, there are signs that companies reshoring, or bringing manufacturing jobs back to the United States, in order to benefit from trends such as “fast fashion” and demand for products “Made in America.” The outcome of debate over international trade regulations will impact the U.S. fashion industry.

State unemployment rates for July were released on Friday, August 19, 2016. In July, there were 20 states with unemployment rates significantly lower than the national rate of 4.9 percent. Fourteen states and the District of Columbia had rates significantly higher than the national rate, and 16 states had rates that were not statistically different from the national rate.