Economy: Average hourly salary by state
87% of US workers earn at least $15/hour or more.
Economy: Gen Z, Millennials Spend up to $1000s per year on restaurant meal delivery
1 in 3 adults said they ordered take out restaurant food, delivered, at least once per week. No wonder they complain of a lack of money.
Economy: Does the US really need more housing units?
The US currently has the highest number of housing units per population in history. This is because we have fewer occupants per household.
Economy: Median days homes for sale on market
Housing Inventory: Median Days on Market in the United States (MEDDAYONMARUS) | FRED | St. Louis Fed
Demographics: Many Florida home buyers are Seniors (duh!)
Seems obvious - and the % has gone up due to the huge "Baby boom" cohort peak now retiring, post Covid, which led to delayed moves.
Demographics: Population pyramid for China
From labor rich to labor poor in the near future.
Economy: “50% of US households have less than $60k in assets”
This is true but it might not mean what you think it means.
How to lie: “Only 12% of 30-year-olds are married and own a home”
A pop social media doomerism meme is that only 12% of 30-year-olds are married and own a home. Read why it's a bullshit metric.
Education, Work: Do students from wealthy backgrounds work part-time?
A chart shows more students "working" or "interning" if they come from wealthy households. But this may be misleading.
Demographics: China’s fertility rate drops to 0.93
Over the longer term, China's population is collapsing from 1.4 billion perhaps to 600 million or lower.