A new analysis from Upgraded Points identifies where young adults are struggling most with severe credit card delinquency, analyzing the most recent data from the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia. Researchers ranked U.S. metros and states by the share of credit cardholders ages 18 to 34 with credit card debt at least 90 days overdue in Q1 2025. The analysis also includes delinquency shares in Q1 2022, average credit card debt in each location, and how many young adults have exceptionally high credit utilization (over 75% of their credit limits).
Over the years, I’ve had an interest in following the Baby Boomer generation because they have been referred to as “The single greatest demogr…
New Hampshire’s housing market has an income gap problem. The median household income has doubled since 1998, hovering at just under $100,000 today. But home prices have jumped at a much faster rate. Back in 1998, the median New Hampshire home was 2.8 times more expensive than the median income could afford, according to an […]
America’s factories are gearing up for a revival—but just how many jobs this new wave of investment will create remains uncertain, with employment forecasts ranging from as few as 110,000 to as many as 3.8 million over the next decade. With projects making national headlines—such as Samsung’s $17 billion semiconductor plant and Tesla’s expansion in Texas, major EV investments in Georgia, and Micron’s growth in Idaho—it’s clear manufacturing employment will rise, though these gains will vary widely from state to state. A new analysis from ETQ highlights the U.S. states projected to see the most growth in manufacturing jobs over the next decade, analyzing the latest workforce projections from 49 state labor departments.