Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. A Newsweek map shows which U.S. region has seen the highest increase in median household income—and the Midwest came out ...

Pretty cool: a map that visualizes income inequality using Manhattan as a scale. This appeared on the third issue of n+1’s Occupy! gazette. Maria Popova has an explanation: The graphic is inspired by ...

Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. College towns increasingly attract new residents as they offer ample job opportunities, cultural events and lower home ...

While the U.S. economy outperforms other rich countries, it doesn’t feel that way for many Americans. Forty-two percent of Americans don’t have an emergency savings fund, while 40% can’t afford a ...

Income inequality is a key topic in U.S. presidential races. The U.S. ranks poorly among developed economies for income equality. The Gini coefficient measures income inequality. Income inequality in ...

The rich are getting poorer, and the poor are getting richer. Income inequality has been steadily decreasing on the Treasure Coast, according to a TCPalm analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data of Gini ...

AMES, Iowa – Job growth in the retail and service sector has not matched the wages of manufacturing and other middle-skill level jobs lost over the past decade in Iowa. The difference has contributed ...

U.S. philantropist and oil magnate John D. Rockefeller gives a dime to a child. After “robber barons” like Rockefeller amassed a staggering amount of wealth in the late 19th century, the progressive ...