The Highest Paid CEOs of 2018
Hundreds of CEOs earn eight-figure salaries — at least $10 million — each year. And many pull in even higher salaries, sometimes several times that amount. Top-performing — and sometimes less than top-performing —…
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Highest and Lowest Paying Jobs of 2018
In the United States, 40 hours of work per week is generally considered full-time employment. Though nearly 130 million Americans work full-time, they are compensated differently depending on where they live and what they…
25 Cities That Lost the Most Jobs in 2018
The U.S. economy was in better condition in 2018 than it has been in decades. The job market posted its 96th consecutive month of job growth in September, the longest job creation streak in…
25 Cities That Added the Most Jobs in 2018
The U.S. economy was in better condition in 2018 than it has been in decades. The job market posted its 96th consecutive month of job growth in September, the longest job creation streak in…
America’s 24 Dying Industries
In 2017, 153.3 million Americans were employed in either full- or part-time jobs, up 5.4% from 2008. Job growth was not uniform across all industries, however. In many industries, the number of people employed…
Lifestyle Trends You Need to Know About in 2019
It’s not always clear why some trends catch on while others don’t, but in this day, any person with a penchant for social media can start a trend and become the face of a…
The Best Pie Shop in Every State
Pies may be filled with meat, poultry, seafood, or vegetables, but when most people think of pie, they probably envision a pastry shell filled with cooked fruit or custard, sometimes with more pastry on…
Most Common Last Name in Every State
Last names, also called surnames, can be traced to the early years of the Middle Ages, when most people in Europe were farmers and lived in small villages. Back then, everyone knew each other,…
The Most Downloaded Songs This Year
Downloading was hailed by many as the future of the music industry in the early aughts. And for a few years, it looked like it was. As recently as 2014, digital downloads accounted for…
Biggest Scandals of the Year
Incidents involving sexual misconduct dominated scandals in 2018. Following the start of the #MeToo movement in October 2017 after revelations of sexual assault by Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein by women in the entertainment industry,…
Worst Weather Events of 2018
The wildfires that raged through Northern California this past November were an unwelcome reminder of the potential overwhelmingly destructive power of natural disasters. The fires – which were the most destructive in California’s history…
Most Promising Restaurant Openings of 2018
There are more than a million restaurants in America, the National Restaurant Association estimates, from the local McDonald’s to high-end destination places. Exactly how many new restaurants open every year is difficult to determine.…
Most Important People of 2018
Selecting the most important people in a given year is admittedly a subjective exercise. One person’s list of important people of 2018 is not likely to match another’s. Even so, 24/7 Wall St. has…
Best and Worst Run States in America: A Survey of All 50
No two states are exactly alike. Job market strength, economic productivity, and individual prosperity and security all vary widely from state to state. While some of these conditions can be meaningfully impacted by immutable…
16 Most Segregated Cities in America
The United States Supreme Court stated in no uncertain terms in 1954 that a racially segregated school system deprives minority children of equal educational opportunities. While it has been well over half a century…