Author: David Heacock
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The 15 States Where Spending on Child Care Is Highest
David Heacock on November 28, 2022
Over the past two decades, child care costs have risen much faster than overall prices.
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15 Affordable Cities With the Most 6-Figure Jobs
David Heacock on November 21, 2022
These places have a low cost of living and high median income.
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Top 15 States With the Most Supply Chain Disruptions
David Heacock on October 14, 2022
Fields such as retail and construction have been experiencing the worst supply chain disruptions.
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15 Cities With a Lack of Child Care Workers
David Heacock on October 13, 2022
During pandemic shutdowns, the shortage of child care workers forced many stressed parents to take unplanned leave, to juggle child care and work, or to leave the workforce entirely.
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15 States That Collect the Most Individual Income Tax
David Heacock on October 3, 2022
These state governments dig deepest into residents’ pockets to balance their state budgets.
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Top 15 Cities With the Largest Millennial Renter Wage Gap
David Heacock on September 28, 2022
Cities in California and Florida are especially expensive for millennial renters.
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Top 15 Jobs with the Most Growth
David Heacock on August 26, 2022
While health care workers and teachers have been in high demand for the last few years, other fields have dominated in growth over the last decade.
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The 15 Most In-Demand Jobs in the U.S.
David Heacock on August 10, 2022
Whether you’re choosing a college major or changing your career path, there are plenty of fields with growing demand.
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The 15 Best Cities to Move to for Diversity
David Heacock on August 5, 2022
Federal data shows these places have the widest range of ethnicities, birthplaces, and socioeconomic backgrounds.
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15 States With the Fastest-Growing Economies
David Heacock on June 15, 2022
Population, employment, income, and the number of new businesses are all headed in the right direction here, according to federal data.
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15 Cities With the Most Employment Growth
David Heacock on June 9, 2022
If you want to go where the jobs are, try these cities.
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15 Cities With the Highest Unemployment Rates in 2021
David Heacock on April 15, 2022
Federal data shows these places had the highest average annual unemployment rates last year.
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15 States With the Biggest Drop in Travel Spending During the Pandemic
David Heacock on April 12, 2022
People in these states have cut back the most on air travel and hotel stays since the arrival of COVID-19.
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15 Cities With the Most Military Families
David Heacock on March 28, 2022
Federal data shows these places are home to the most families that have someone currently serving in the military.
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15 States With the Biggest Drop in Consumer Spending During COVID-19
David Heacock on March 10, 2022
People in these places tended to trim their expenses the most during the pandemic, according to federal data.
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15 Cities With the Biggest Improvement in Air Quality During COVID-19
David Heacock on March 2, 2022
Federal data shows the pandemic did at least one nice thing in these places.
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15 U.S. Cities Where the Cost of Living Rose Fastest Over the Past Decade
David Heacock on February 1, 2022
Residents in these cities may be feeling some sticker shock thanks to inflation.
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15 States Where Residents Are Spending the Most on Groceries
David Heacock on January 27, 2022
Federal data shows people in these states are having their food budgets stretched the most by rising inflation.
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15 Expensive U.S. Cities With the Worst Air Quality
David Heacock on January 6, 2022
These places suffer from the worst median daily air quality among American metros.
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Homeownership Grows Most in These 15 U.S. Cities
David Heacock on December 13, 2021
In the last decade, these cities have seen the biggest jump in homeownership numbers.
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