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Groovy baby names that rocked the 1970s

Stacker took a look at data from the Social Security Administration Baby Names Database from 2019 to uncover the decade's top 50 names for boys and girls. Each name's current...
#9. NEW YORK | 2000-2019 median rent growth: 94.8% | Median rent: $672 in 2000; $1,309 in 2019 | 2000-2019 median household income growth: 77% | Median household income: $40,744 in 2000; $72,108 in 2019 | New York City has earned a reputation as being a notoriously expensive place to rent an apartment, with housing prices continuing to climb over the past two decades. However, the pandemic may be offering some relief for renters in the Big Apple, which saw median rents for one-bedroom apartments fall by nearly 15% from September 2019 to September 2020, according to a report from Douglas Elliman. The state has an eviction moratorium in place through Jan. 1, 2021.

States with the fastest-growing rents

Since the start of the 21st century, the cost of rent has skyrocketed across America. Every state in the nation has seen a spike in the cost of apartments and...
It's clear that immigrants to the U.S. bring along an entrepreneurial spirit—business-ownership is how 10.5% of the immigrant workforce makes a living, compared with just 9.3% of the U.S.-born workforce, according to a 2012 report from the SBA. Their companies tend to make about 70% of the annual sales of non-immigrant owned businesses, though.

45 facts about small businesses in America

You can't go through an election season without hearing the phrase "small businesses are the backbone of America" repeated over and over again. But while the adage may feel tired,...
SOUTH DAKOTA | Total WalletHub score: 35.7 | Dependency on travel and tourism industry rank: #26 | Aggressiveness against coronavirus rank: #51 South Dakota is seeing a 70% drop in visitor spending during the pandemic, according to comments made by Yankton Convention & Visitor's Bureau director Kasi Haberman. However, its state parks are still open, which is helping insulate some tourism markets from the financial impact of the coronavirus.

States hit hardest by COVID-19’s impact on tourism

Travelers in 2019 spent $1.1 trillion in the U.S., generating some $2.6 trillion in economic output, according to the U.S. Travel Association. The organization estimates that each American household would...
#7. Peace Corps | - 2019 employee engagement score: 80.7 (30.8% higher than government-wide score) - 2018 employee engagement score: 79.8 - One-year score change +0.9 - Agency workforce size: Small The Peace Corps runs a service program that places volunteers in more than 60 countries around the world. It ranks highly as a place to work for effective leadership, employee skills-mission match, and teamwork. [Pictured: U.S. Peace Corp volunteer Danielle Carrillo addresses other Corp volunteers in Siem Reap, Cambodia.]

Best government agencies to work for

To learn more about which government offices rank highly among their staffs, Stacker used data from Partnership for Public Service's Best Places to Work in the Federal Government rankings to...