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Mike Sauter | Feb 28, 2017 at 1:14 PM EST

Unemployment Improves Across Country, 12 States Didn’t Improve

[cnxvideo id=”655426″ placement=”ros”]With 2016 unemployment rates of 2.7%, New Hampshire and South Dakota replaced North Dakota as the states with…

Sam Stebbins | Feb 27, 2017 at 1:29 PM EST

States Volunteering the Most

[cnxvideo id=”509524″ placement=”ros”]Some 62.6 million Americans volunteered a total of 7.8 billion hours in 2015. The total dollar value of…

Mike Sauter | Feb 24, 2017 at 7:00 AM EST

Countries Buying the Most Weapons From the US Government

[cnxvideo id=”625480″ placement=”ros”]The U.S. government sent nearly $10 billion worth of military vehicles and weapons systems to foreign governments last…

Evan Comen | Feb 23, 2017 at 4:07 PM EST

15 Cities With the Most High-Tech Jobs

[cnxvideo id=”506325″ placement=”ros”]Economic growth has always been at the forefront of political discourse, but likely even more so since the…

Steven M. Peters | Feb 22, 2017 at 12:43 PM EST

States With the Highest (and Lowest) Sales Tax

[cnxvideo id=”507732″ placement=”ros”]Because sales tax is regressive — disproportionately affecting poorer residents — the decision to raise or lower the…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Feb 22, 2017 at 11:49 AM EST

25 Highest Grossing Films of All Time

[cnxvideo id=”508885″ placement=”ros”]”Gone with the Wind” — one of the most famous movies in the history of cinema — earns…

Mike Sauter | Feb 21, 2017 at 7:00 AM EST

Cities With the Highest (and Lowest) Unemployment Rates

[cnxvideo id=”649847″ placement=”ros”]The U.S. labor market has improved remarkably in recent years, as the unemployment rate has fully returned to…

Sam Stebbins | Feb 15, 2017 at 11:58 AM EST

Cities Where No One Wants to Drive

[cnxvideo id=”510064″ placement=”ros”]American motorists drove 17.6 million new vehicles off the lot in 2016, breaking the previous annual sales record…

Thomas Frohlich | Feb 14, 2017 at 6:30 PM EST

The Best (and Worst) States for Business

[cnxvideo id=”507734″ placement=”ros”]For 83 straight months, nearly seven years, the U.S. private sector has added jobs. Unemployment has steadily declined…

Sam Stebbins | Feb 13, 2017 at 3:22 PM EST

20 Companies Profiting the Most From War

[cnxvideo id=”655411″ placement=”ros”]National security and warfare are big business. The U.S. government spent $598.5 billion, over half of its discretionary…