Hispanic Unemployment by State
The likelihood of being unemployed in the United States depends to some degree on race and ethnicity. In 2015, 5.3% of the U.S. labor force was unemployed. For people of Hispanic or Latino ethnicity,…
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Black Unemployment by State
The likelihood of being unemployed in the United States depends to some degree on race and ethnicity. In 2015, 5.3% of the U.S. labor force was unemployed. For black or African American workers, the…
White Unemployment by State
The likelihood of being unemployed in the United States depends to some degree on race and ethnicity. In 2015, 5.3% of the U.S. labor force was unemployed. For white workers, the jobless rate was…
The Most (and Least) Healthy States: A Survey of All 50
Progress in a society can be measured by steady improvement in health outcomes. The United States has made progress in some health areas over the years. Other health issues, however, have proven more challenging…
What Americans Spent on Christmas the Year You Were Born
The vast majority of Americans celebrate Christmas with lights, carols, fir trees and wreaths, as well as, of course, by buying and exchanging gifts. For most people, the celebration means, above all, spending more…
The Worst States for Black Americans
The United States was late to abolish slavery compared with many other nations, and in no other nation did its abolition involve the level of violence seen during the American Civil War, in which…
Countries With the Most Generous Welfare Programs
Public social spending has remained at approximately 21% of GDP on average since 2009 across 34 member nations of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development. Public spending in the United States amounts to…
America’s Best States to Live In
Americans often evaluate their home states according to such subjective conditions as climate preference, the presence of friends and family, and personal history. In addition to these subjective measures, more objective socioeconomic factors also…
States With the Most (and Least) Student Debt
Total student debt in the United States, at approximately $1.26 trillion, is the second largest consumer debt in the country after mortgages. The average debt of all U.S. college undergraduates, including those who did…
The Largest Private Company in Every State
Going public is often regarded as the final step in a private company’s growth. While a public offering streamlines fund-raising activities and offers many other advantages, many owners prefer to keep control of their…
The Richest Countries in the World
The distribution of wealth across the globe is anything but even. North America is home to just 4.9% of the world’s population — and 26.5% of its wealth. Meanwhile, South Asia is home to…
Violence in America: A Survey of All 50 States
Violence in the United States has steadily declined for several decades. While the violent crime rate has fallen considerably — from 685 incidents reported per 100,000 Americans in 1995 to the current rate of…
The Safest States in America
Violence in the United States has steadily declined for several decades. While the violent crime rate has fallen considerably — from 685 violent crimes reported per 100,000 Americans in 1995 to the current rate…
The Most Dangerous States in America
Violence in the United States has steadily declined for several decades. While the violent crime rate has fallen considerably — from 685 incidents reported per 100,000 Americans in 1995 to the current rate of…
Cities With the Highest Risk of Heart Attack
Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States, accounting for one out of every four deaths each year. Some estimate the costs of heart-related health problems will rise to as…
Cities With the Lowest Risk of Heart Attack
Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States, accounting for one out of every four deaths each year. Some estimate the costs of heart-related health problems will rise to as…
Des Moines Murder Rate Almost Double the Nation’s
Two Des Moines police officers were gunned down early this morning in what was described as an ambush killing. This follows a deadly weekend in Chicago, the most recent indication of the soaring violence…
25 Least Affordable Housing Markets
Home prices and homeownership rates have risen in recent years, and federal regulators are poised to lift loan rules implemented over 10 years ago during the financial crisis. — these are all signs of…
America’s 50 Best Cities to Live
Moving from one city to another is much more common in the United States than it used to be. No matter the reasons for the move — buying a house, looking for a new…
Countries That Hate America the Most
Just 1% of Russians approve of U.S. President Barack Obama’s administration — the worst U.S. approval rating of countries in the world and the lowest approval of U.S. leadership in any country in the…