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A Texas HIFI couple made $200,000 last year. Their budget for vacations and restaurants keeps shrinking despite 'making more money than ever.'
Joe, 38, lives in Austin and his household makes over $200,000 a year, but he feels financially ins…
Allie Kelly
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Welcome to the WFH Friday economy: It's a time for hair masks, spas, day drinking, and no-camera meetings
Workers are hitting the spa and the gym on the last workday of the week: "The world is my oyster af…
Juliana Kaplan,Noah Sheidlower
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Millennials have a fresh take on the FIRE movement, and it's less about taking it easy in retirement
As part of the FIRE movement, many millennials are looking to achieve financial independence but ar…
Noah Sheidlower,Kathleen Elki…
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The job market is starting to show cracks. Hiring fell short of expectations for the first time in 6 months.
The unemployment rate increased from 3.8% in March to 3.9% in April. The US also added 175,000 jobs…
Madison Hoff
8 mins read
It turns out the best way to get ahead in America is to leave
More and more Americans are deciding that the only way to pay off debts, save money, and retire is …
Kelli María Korducki
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AI will spark massive disruptions to labor markets and there's no social safety net that can contain the fallout, University of Chicago professor says
American workers face a "day of reckoning" as the economy shifts to an AI-fueled labor force, one U…
Jennifer Sor
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Remote work has been a mixed bag for women when it comes to pay. But it's helped some men be 'overemployed' and make six figures.
Remote work has helped women's progress toward equal pay, but it's had a mixed impact on women's ca…
Jacob Zinkula
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Job growth surged far more than expected in March
The US economy added way more jobs than expected in March, with 303,000 jobs added. The unemploymen…
Madison Hoff
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Americans have between 4 and 6 hours of leisure time daily. We just have no idea how to use it.
Americans are overworked, overstressed, and generally awful at unplugging from work. But that only …
Erin Snodgrass
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Discovering Himachal's secret beauty: Tirthan Valley
Tucked away in the embrace of the Himalayas, Himachal Pradesh holds within its folds a hidden treas…
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Meet the typical Great Resigner: A Gen Zer working in leisure and hospitality who's comfortable hopping jobs in search of better pay and job security
With job openings also well above pre-pandemic levels, the Great Resignation could persist in the m…
Jacob Zinkula
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The biggest perk of gig work might also be its downfall
Many gig drivers lured by the flexibility of their job say it's often limited, as many work early o…
Noah Sheidlower
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Job growth beats estimates, unemployment rate hits 2-year high
The unemployment rate was 3.9% this past February, according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics. …
Madison Hoff
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Office employees now live nearly 3 times as far from their workplace as they did before the pandemic
It turns out that 30-somethings who are working in tech might be nowhere near their offices.
Juliana Kaplan,Noah Sheidlower
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The economy's gone from strength to strength after the pandemic but no one quite knows why, or what comes next
The US economy just keeps defying doomsayers' warnings of a stock-market crash and recession. Here'…
Theron Mohamed
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3 signs the economy is thriving — and 3 red flags to monitor
Some economists think the US is well on its way to achieving a "soft landing" and avoid a recession…
Noah Sheidlower,Madison Hoff
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11 US cities with the best mix of jobs, pay, and affordability
Austin was ranked the best-performing metro area by the Milken Institute, followed by Raleigh and B…
Noah Sheidlower
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Job growth surged past forecasts in January
January's unemployment rate was 3.7%. The US labor market added 353,000 jobs, starting the year wit…
Madison Hoff
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The economy is roaring. So why do we keep hearing about layoffs?
Layoffs at big, prominent companies are in the news. However, the US layoffs and discharges rate ha…