By Clint Rainey April 19, 2023 Employers are learning that good work ain’t cheap. The average American worker’s wage expectations have hit a new all-time high, almost $76,000 per year, according to new data from the New York Federal Reserve. The data, part of the bank’s thrice-a-year Survey of Consumer Expectations, found that $75,811 is … Continue reading Americans say they deserve higher salaries than ever, but women still expect far less than men
health Record Spending, Record Misery: Can Retail Rescue Blue Americans? by Sarah Mahoney @mahoney_sarah, December 27, 2022 Companies like Talkspace have made it easier to find help for depression and anxiety. While the final counting on this year’s holiday spending isn’t quite finished, it may set records or at least come close. Yet another set … Continue reading Record Spending, Record Misery: Can Retail Rescue Blue Americans?
By Samar Marwan August 30, 2022 From Trader Joe’s to Starbucks to strip clubs, the American workforce is pushing for better working conditions and job security through the power of labor unions. When the pandemic exacerbated already intolerable work environments, more employees began to form unions as a means to protect their jobs and fight for better working conditions. … Continue reading Majority of Americans favor labor unions
By Sam Becker August 06, 2022 Data is as good as gold these days, and Americans are creating a lot more of it than they likely realize. During 2020, for example, it’s estimated that the typical person created 1.7 megabytes of data every single second of every day. It’s extremely valuable, too, and many … Continue reading How much do Americans think their personal data is worth? It depends on where they live
By Shalene Gupta July 29, 2022 After more than two years of the pandemic, the lure of airports and airplanes, faraway locales, and stuffed suitcases is proving to be irresistible to many Americans. According to the latest inflation tracker from market research firm Ipsos, which gathers data from 10,000 people across the globe … Continue reading Inflation vacation! Here’s why Americans are plowing ahead with summer travel despite rising costs
By Sam Becker June 03, 2022 What would you do with $250,000 per year? The typical American family, which earns a median household income of $67,000 per year, would likely be able to put that type of earning potential to serious use by paying down debt, padding their savings and investments, and maybe … Continue reading Why are so many high-income Americans living paycheck to paycheck?
By Sam Becker May 18, 2022 The pandemic was a catalyst for all types of change, and that includes how comfortable many Americans are with their nest eggs. Americans say they need an average net worth of $774,000 to be “financially comfortable,” and an average net worth of $2.2 million to be “wealthy,” according … Continue reading Are you wealthy? Here’s how much money Americans say they need to live comfortably
By Connie Lin May 17, 2022 When a high-profile sociopolitical issue erupts on the national stage—whether it’s Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Florida’s Don’t Say Gay bill, or the Black Lives Matter movement—it often cues brand theatrics. And sometimes, that can feel like a tired performance. In today’s social media landscape, companies have fielded criticism … Continue reading Actually, Americans do want to hear what brands have to say about reproductive rights
How Americans ‘Cancel’ Brands, According To Forrester by Joe Mandese @mp_joemandese, January 26, 2022 With numerous recent studies indicating consumers are becoming more active about pressuring brands whose products, services — and increasingly, policies and ideologies — don’t align with them, Forrester fielded research to find out exactly how consumers “cancel” brands they no longer … Continue reading How Americans 'Cancel' Brands, According To Forrester
Max Palmer January 14, 2022 Is retirement saving reaching a crisis? Doomsayers would have you believe so. So let’s look at the facts closely and thoroughly. We are not facing a retirement crisis right now. The recent study claims that “painting an image of a catastrophe is false and leads to unwarranted government action.” According … Continue reading Americans are Doing “Very Well” When Saving for Retirement
