Percentage of U.S. workers willing to take a pay cut in exchange for the option to work from home
: 45
Portion of college seniors who hope to find a job that is hybrid or fully remote
: 3/4
Estimated percentage by which allowing for hybrid work decreases worker attrition
: 35
Percentage of supervisors who say they sometimes forget about remote workers when assigning tasks
: 32
Portion of U.S. workers who say their career ambitions have waned over the past three years
: 1/3
Estimated percentage by which a man’s being extremely competitive increases his future income
: 0
By which a man’s wife being extremely competitive increases his future income
: 10
Percentage of college seniors who are prioritizing job stability
: 74
Who are prioritizing working for a recognizable brand
: 41
Who say that because of economic anxiety they are open to industries they hadn’t previously considered
: 35
Percentage of high school students who were too sad or hopeless in 2021 to participate in regular activities
: 45
Portion of high school students who attempted suicide
: 1/10
Who seriously considered it
: 1/5
Percentage of U.S. colleges that no longer require standardized test scores
: 82
Percentage by which the median debt for borrowers earning master’s degrees has increased since 2000
: 69
Chances that a millennial who moved in with their parents last year was charged rent
: 2 in 5
Portion of Americans who consider themselves “middle class”
: 1/2
Of Britons who consider themselves “working class”
: 3/5
Percentage of U.S. adults in households earning $100,000 or more who drink alcohol
: 80
In households earning less than $40,000
: 49
Percentage increase since 2013 in average household spending on pets
: 67
Percentage change last year in sales of digital albums
: –20
Percentage change last year in sales of romance novels
: +52
Portion of those novels written by one author
: 1/3
Portion of single Americans who say that someone has wanted to date them for their household amenities
: 1/5
Percentage of Americans who are unaware of how much they spend on subscription services each month
: 100
Factor by which the average American underestimates the total
: 4
Minimum portion of Disney+ subscribers who are adults without children
: 1/2
Percentage of toy sales that can be attributed to adults buying toys for themselves
: 14
Amount by which the number of U.S. births was expected to change in 2021 because of the pandemic
: –300,000
By which it actually changed
: +32,777
Factor by which the 2020 U.S. Census expanded the population threshold for areas defined as urban
: 2
Number of people whose homes were reclassified by the 2020 Census as rural rather than urban
: 4,200,000
Amount a circus paid last year to purchase a town in California
: $2,500,000
Number of cryptocurrency ATMs, per square mile, in Los Angeles
: 4
Factor by which Google searches for cryptocurrency last year exceeded those for artificial intelligence
: 3
By which searches for artificial intelligence this year have exceeded those for cryptocurrency
: 3
Cost of a baby stroller powered by artificial intelligence
: $3,800