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United States — by the numbers

Key indicators, sourced and tracked — data-driven, unfiltered

~$39T
national debt
Apr 2026
4.3%
unemployment rate
March 2026
~339M
population
Census estimate, 2026
Latest updates
24%
Renewable energy share of electricity
Updated May '26
5
NASA interplanetary missions launched
Updated May '26
428
Nobel Prizes won by Americans
Updated May '26
$7.25
federal minimum wage
Updated May '26
30 days
since last government shutdown ended
Updated May '26
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Economy

$0T
U.S. national debt
U.S. Treasury — real-time gross public debt. Crossed $36T in Nov 2024, $37T in Aug 2025, $38T in Oct 2025, ~$39T in Apr 2026.
0%
unemployment rate
Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) — U-3 official unemployment rate. March 2026 (latest available; April 2026 release due May 8).
$0
per hour · unchanged since Jul 2009
federal minimum wage
U.S. Department of Labor — Fair Labor Standards Act. $7.25/hr since July 24, 2009. Longest stretch without a raise since the federal minimum wage was established in 1938.
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Government & Budget

0 days
since last government shutdown ended
The Feb 14–Apr 30, 2026 DHS partial shutdown lasted 75 days — the longest agency-level shutdown in U.S. history. Most of the federal government is now funded through Sep 30, 2026.
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Innovation & Science

0
Nobel Prizes won by Americans
Nobel Foundation / Wikipedia — cumulative laureate count across all six categories (Physics, Chemistry, Medicine, Literature, Peace, Economics), counting U.S. citizens or residents at time of award. Through 2024.
0
NASA interplanetary missions launched
NASA / NSSDCA — missions launched to destinations beyond Earth orbit (Moon, planets, asteroids, comets, deep space), including failures. Count per decade. 2020s: 2020–2024.
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Environment & Energy

0%
Renewable energy share of electricity
U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) — share of total utility-scale electricity generation from renewable sources (wind, solar, hydro, biomass, geothermal). 2024 estimate.