Here's another sign that the economy is rebounding: More people are having babies.
The rate of births among women ages 15 to 44 ticked up 1% from 2013 to 2014. That's the first increase since 2007, the beginning of the recession, according to a study released Wednesday by the National Center for Health Statistics.
The 3.98 million total births in 2014 was most since 2010.
Carl Haub, a senior demographer for the Population Reference Bureau, said he wasn't surprised by the federal findings. Though the increase in fertility rate is small, he said, it could be indicative of a shifting trend. Haub said this demographic change aligns with an improving economy.
"The decline of the birth rate over the past few years can be attributed to the recession," Haub told USA TODAY.
Here's another sign that the economy is rebounding: More people are having babies.
The rate of births among women ages 15 to 44 ticked up 1% from 2013 to 2014. That's the first increase since 2007, the beginning of the recession, according to a study released Wednesday by the National Center for Health Statistics.
The 3.98 million total births in 2014 was most since 2010.
Carl Haub, a senior demographer for the Population Reference Bureau, said he wasn't surprised by the federal findings. Though the increase in fertility rate is small, he said, it could be indicative of a shifting trend. Haub said this demographic change aligns with an improving economy.
"The decline of the birth rate over the past few years can be attributed to the recession," Haub told USA TODAY.
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