Ranks of Alaska, Wyoming, Georgia, Kentucky and Montana on the list of states where Americans are leaving their places of employment the most, according to research by WalletHub: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Ranks of New York, the District of Columbia, Pennsylvania, Washington and Massachusetts on the list of states where Americans are leaving their places of employment the least: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Source: WalletHub.
Percentage of U.S. adults who are married, in a civil partnership or living with a partner who have committed some form of financial infidelity against their current spouse/partner, according to a CreditCards.com report: 32
Ranks of spending more than the spouse/partner would be OK with, holding secret debt and having a secret credit card on the list of acts of financial infidelity against a current spouse/partner: 1, 2 (tie)
Source: CreditCards.com.
Ranks of the New England Patriots (6), Pittsburgh Steelers (6), San Francisco 49ers (5) and Dallas Cowboys (5) on the list of NFL teams with the most Super Bowl wins, according to STAT: 1 (tie), 3 (tie)
Number of Super Bowl losses suffered by Tom Brady, in addition to his seven Super Bowl rings: 3
Ranks of the Buffalo Bills and Minnesota Vikings on the list of teams with the most Super Bowl appearances without a victory (4): 1 (tie)
Source: STAT.
Percentage of employed U.S. adults who consider an employer's professional development and training offerings an important consideration when accepting a new job, according to a survey from the American Staffing Association: 80
Percentage who say their current employer is helping them improve their current skills or gain new skills to do their job better: 39
Percentage who worry that automation will cost them their jobs: 37
Source: American Staffing Association.
When asked whether housing sales will rise or fall in 2022 compared to 2021, percentage of an outside panel of economists and housing experts in the latest Zillow survey who said sales will grow: 41
Estimated number of homes sold from January through November of 2021, the most sales in that time period since 2006: 6.32 million
Source: Zillow.
Percentage of Americans could who cover an unplanned $1,000 expense, such as a car repair or emergency room bill, from savings, according to a survey by Bankrate.com: 44
Percentage who would need to borrow the money in some way -- via a credit card, personal loan or from family or friends -- if they incurred an unplanned $1,000 expense: 35
Percentage who would finance the expense with a credit card and pay it off over time: 20
Source: Bankrate.com.
Percentage of American consumers who say their household budget cannot accommodate further price increases, according to an Ipsos survey: 63
Percentage of consumers who expect to change their shopping habits if inflation persists: 80
Percentage who will look to trade down to lower-priced items: 35
Percentage who will look for products on promotion: 42
Percentage who will turn to store brands and private labels: 26
Source: Ipsos Public Affairs.
Amount that hotels lost in room revenue in 2020 and 2021, according to data from the American Hotel and Lodging Association: $111.8 billion
In 2019 (before the pandemic), the percentage of room revenue generated by business travelers: 58
Percentage of room revenue from business travelers expected in 2022: 43.6
Source: American Hotel and Lodging Association.
Percentage of Americans who say that single-use plastic items have no place in national parks, according to a survey conducted by Ipsos on behalf of Oceana: 76
Percentage who report that seeing plastic trash in a national park would negatively impact their visit: 63
Source: Oceana.
Percentage of U.S. employees who say productive conversations are happening on race, ethnicity and bias in the workplace, according to research by Eagle Hill Consulting: 58
Source: Eagle Hill Consulting.
Idle Thought
"What do we live for, if it is not to make life less difficult to each other?" -- George Eliot, novelist (1819-1880)