Percentage of senior managers in the U.S. who said it is more common for job candidates to cut off communication (candidate ghosting) now than two years ago, according to a survey by Robert Half Technology: 39
Among those reporting a surge in candidate ghosting, ranks of those hiring for technology and those hiring for administrative and customer support: 1, 2
Source: Robert Half Technology.
Percentage of Americans (compared to 75% of respondents globally) who expect prices to increase faster than people's incomes in 2022, according to an Ipsos survey in 33 countries: 78
Percentage of Americans who say that it is likely that major stock markets will crash in 2022 (vs. 35% globally): 37
Source: Ipsos Public Affairs.
Percentage less likely women are than men to have maxed out a credit card at least once, according to a WalletHub survey: 12
Percentage more likely that millennials are than baby boomers to have maxed out a card at least once: 13
Number of Americans who fear maxing out their credit cards or overdrafting their accounts on large purchases: 84 million
Source: WalletHub.
Aggregate retirement savings shortfall that U.S. households currently aged 35 to 64 are on track to face, according to the Employee Benefit Research Institute: $3.68 trillion
Source: EBRI.
Percentage of consumers who say they are still "very concerned" about COVID, according to a January 2022 survey by Acosta: 46
Percentage who are not very concerned: 24
On a scale of 1 to 10 (1 being not at all concerned, and 10 being extremely concerned), the average concern level of Americans: 6.6
Source: Acosta.
Percentage of consumers who report following the ketogenic diet at least sometimes, according to survey data from Packaged Facts: 20
Source: Packaged Facts.
Ranks of the Gonzaga Bulldogs, Kentucky Wildcats, Arizona Wildcats, Auburn Tigers, Purdue Boilermakers, Duke Blue Devils and Kansas Jayhawks on the list of teams favored to win the college basketball national championship, according to research by Covers: 1, 2 (tie), 4, 5, 6 (tie)
Source: Covers.
Percentage of employees who say their company does not use employee monitoring software to track their work, according to a survey by Clutch: 49
Percentage of employees who say they would trust their employer more if their work was tracked by employee monitoring software: 10
Source: Clutch.
Ranks of affordability, career opportunities, safety and proximity to family and friends on the list of factors graduates consider when choosing where to live after college, according to a survey from BestColleges.com: 1, 2, 3, 4
Ranks of the Northeast, southern Atlantic Coast and Pacific West Coast on the list of the most popular regions undergraduates are planning to call home or are considering living: 1, 2, 3
Source: BestColleges.
Percentage of Americans who could 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, up from 18% last year and the highest since 21% in 2017: 20
Source: Bankrate.com.
Idle Thought
"There is only one way to achieve happiness on this terrestrial ball, and that is to have either a clear conscience or none at all." -- Ogden Nash, poet (1902-1971)