Scott Rasmussen's Number of the Day - Finance and Economics

Past Number of the Day articles relating to finance and economics:

• 47% of voters approve of the way that President Trump is handling the issue of tariffs  (May 21, 2025)
• $10.69 is the average state minimum wage in 2024  (March 13, 2024)
• 63% of investors have seen their portfolios decline over the past year  (October 14, 2022)
• 48 percent of voters believe scientists would falsify data to support their personal views  (December 21, 2021)
• 32 percent of voters believe it's very likely democracy in America will end within a generation  (December 20, 2021)
• 54 percent of voters recognize there are fewer people working than before the pandemic  (December 17, 2021)
• 55 percent of voters believe tax hikes generally lead to job losses  (December 13, 2021)
• 65 percent of voters are more interested in economic issues than cultural issues  (December 10, 2021)
• 32 percent of voters believe worst of pandemic is behind us; 40% say worst is yet to come  (December 9, 2021)
• 65 percent of voters believe big government and big business work together in ways that hurt everyday Americans  (December 8, 2021)
• 56 percent of voters believe it would be good for media organizations to hire high school graduates and train them rather than requiring a college degree  (October 29, 2021)
• 77 percent of voters have recently experienced sharp price increases  (October 21, 2021)
• Seventy-six percent (76%) believe raising corporate taxes would raise prices for consumers  (September 28, 2021)
• 76 percent of voters believe taxes in America are too high  (September 15, 2021)
• 29% of voters say their personal finances are getting better; 31% say worse  (August 31, 2021)
• 31% say personal finances getting better; 26% say worse  (August 2, 2021)
• 32 percent of voters say their finances getting better  (July 1, 2021)
• 27 percent of voters say their finances are getting better, 21 percent say worse  (May 25, 2021)
• 44 percent of voters say companies in their area are hiring  (April 27, 2021)
• 28 percent of voters say their personal finances are getting better, 21 percent say worse  (April 21, 2021)
• 66 percent of U.S. adults say it’s appropriate for a company to leave a state over cost-of-living issues  (April 12, 2021)
• 28 percent of Georgia residents know that Delta and Coca-Cola oppose Georgia’s new election law  (April 9, 2021)
• 67 percent of U.S. adults believe large corporations ignore views of working class  (April 7, 2021)
• 28 percent of voters say their personal finances getting better, 20% say worse  (March 25, 2021)
• 61 percent of voters want states to establish minimum wage in their area  (February 25, 2021)
• 47 percent decline In Manhattan office leasing  (February 3, 2021)
• 19 percent of voters say their finances are getting better, 26 percent say worse  (January 13, 2021)
• 25 states will increase minimum wage in 2021  (January 11, 2021)
• 22 percent of voters say their personal finances are getting better  (December 11, 2020)
• 110,000 restaurants permanently closed due to pandemic  (December 9, 2020)
• 29% of voters believe children born today will be better off than their parents, 35% say worse  (November 16, 2020)
• 26 percent of voters say their finances are getting better, 26 percent say worse  (November 12, 2020)
• 29 percent of voters believe economy is getting better  (October 15, 2020)
• 45 percent of voters nationwide want more regulation of corporations, 37% disagree  (September 21, 2020)
• 43 percent of voters have suffered pandemic-related financial problems  (August 28, 2020)
• $32.8 million decline in tourist revenue for Empire State Building  (August 24, 2020)
• 15 percent of U.S. companies in China plan to move operations out of China  (August 17, 2020)
• 49% of voters rate their personal finances as good or excellent  (July 14, 2020)
• 54% of those out working believe lockdowns did more harm than good  (July 1, 2020)
• 39% of voters trust Democrats more than Republicans on the economy  (June 24, 2020)
• 55 percent of voters believe economy is getting worse  (June 19, 2020)
• 42% of voters know someone who lost job during shutdowns and been rehired  (June 18, 2020)
• 7,420 empty apartments for rent in Manhattan  (June 17, 2020)
• 30% of voters say the economy is top voting issue  (June 16, 2020)
• 51% of voters worry about economic threat from pandemic more than health threat  (June 12, 2020)
• 38% of working Americans today regularly interact with customers  (June 4, 2020)
• 22% of voters believe the economy is getting better  (June 3, 2020)
• 21% of voters believe it will be at least six months before most businesses reopen  (June 1, 2020)
• 39% of voters have family member who lost primary source of income due to shutdowns  (May 28, 2020)
• 14% of voters want Congress to stop spending now  (May 13, 2020)
• 49 percent of voters now worry more about economic threat of coronavirus than health threat  (May 5, 2020)
• 46% of voters fear economic threat of pandemic more than health threat  (April 22, 2020)
• 34% of voters expect economy to bounce back quickly after lockdown  (April 21, 2020)
• 38% of voters fear economic impact of pandemic more than health threat  (April 3, 2020)
• 5 million restaurant jobs could be lost due to coronavirus  (March 25, 2020)
• 15.2 billion dollars in revenue from YouTube ads  (February 13, 2020)
• 65.1 percent homeownership rate in 2019  (February 12, 2020)
• 10.3 percent of workers belong to a labor union  (February 6, 2020)
• 17.2 billion dollars to be spent on Super Bowl parties  (January 31, 2020)
• 24 states will have a higher minimum wage in 2020  (January 8, 2020)
• 13.2 million Americans experienced unemployment last year  (December 5, 2019)
• 36 million dollars in taxes collected by New Jersey from sports betting  (December 3, 2019)
• 165 million Americans will shop this holiday weekend  (November 29, 2019)
• 530,000 temporary workers will be hired for holiday shopping season  (November 25, 2019)
• 60 percent of freelancers started by choice rather than necessity  (November 8, 2019)
• 57 million freelance workers in the United States  (November 7, 2019)
• 5 countries in the world make it easier to do business than the United States  (October 29, 2019)
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• 39 percent of voters believe the United States is one of the best countries for African Americans to live in  (October 16, 2019)
• 83 percent of American Workers rate their current job as good or excellent  (October 14, 2019)
• 13,800 dollars required to get liquor license in California  (September 24, 2019)
• 77.4 metric tons of cannabis consumed by New Yorkers in 2018  (September 16, 2019)
• 63.5 percent of new moms return to workforce within a year  (September 3, 2019)
• 40 percent of adults believe labor unions are generally good  (September 2, 2019)
• 31 percent of U.S. adults believe the economy is getting better  (August 29, 2019)
• 80 percent of Americans think high school students should get a job  (August 26, 2019)
• 6 percent of voters research the CEO's political views before buying products or services from a company  (August 23, 2019)
• 500,000 people will be hired to conduct census 2020  (August 9, 2019)
• 83 percent of voters recognize that federal spending has doubled over 30 years  (August 5, 2019)
• 16 percent of voters believe how much you earn is simply a matter of luck  (July 25, 2019)
• 12.16 million barrels of oil produced per day in United States  (July 9, 2019)
• 31 percent of full-time workers work on weekends  (July 8, 2019)
• 6.8 billion dollars spent on food for Fourth of July celebrations  (July 3, 2019)
• 51 percent of advertising goes to digital platforms  (June 20, 2019)
• 48 percent of American adults rate the economy as good or excellent  (June 17, 2019)
• 47 percent of voters believe stores and restaurants should be required to accept cash  (June 6, 2019)
• 40 percent decline in whole milk consumption since 1975  (May 28, 2019)
• 42 percent of American adults have owned a small business or want to  (May 16, 2019)
• 20 percent of U.S. adults have held a job where most of their pay came from tips  (May 8, 2019)
• 77 percent of American adults have worked for the minimum wage  (May 7, 2019)
• 53 percent of voters fear that automation and robotics will lead to mass unemployment  (April 25, 2019)
• 5,994 retail store closures in U.S. this year  (April 24, 2019)
• 62 percent of voters believe Americans have more power as consumers than voters  (April 18, 2019)
• 41 percent of voters believe U.S. economic system is fair  (April 17, 2019)
• 63 percent of small business employers rate economy as good or excellent  (April 12, 2019)
• 148 billion dollars sent back home by U.S. immigrants  (April 11, 2019)
• 300,000 dollars: median listing price for home in U.S.  (April 5, 2019)
• 1,822,712,000,000 dollars spent by federal government in first five months of fiscal year 2019  (April 3, 2019)
• 52 percent of voters believe top college athletes should be paid  (March 27, 2019)
• 150 million dollar investment fund seeking entrepreneurs in middle America  (March 26, 2019)
• 62% of venture capital funding goes to West Coast  (March 22, 2019)
• 76.2 percent of U.S. businesses have no employees  (March 20, 2019)
• 4.9 percent of working Americans have two or more jobs  (March 18, 2019)
• 32 percent of Americans believe the economy is getting better  (March 11, 2019)
• 50.2 million paid music subscriptions  (March 6, 2019)
• 37.1 percent increase in audiobook sales  (February 27, 2019)
• 54 percent of advertising dollars will be spent on digital platforms this year  (February 26, 2019)
• 73 percent of voters favor increasing the minimum wage  (February 25, 2019)
• 7.2 billion dollars needed for private railroad service  (February 5, 2019)
• 175,000 dollars a second for a Super Bowl ad  (February 1, 2019)
• 14.7 million U.S. workers belong to a union  (January 31, 2019)
• 17 percent of U.S. electricity generated by renewable sources  (January 22, 2019)
• 33 percent of Americans believe economy is getting worse  (January 17, 2019)
• 44 percent of U.S. voters believe our nation’s economic system is fair to most Americans  (January 15, 2019)
• 30 percent of America’s total income is paid to government in taxes  (December 28, 2018)
• 19 of the 20 most expensive ZIP codes are located in California  (December 27, 2018)
• 0.4% of American workers are paid the federal minimum wage  (December 18, 2018)
• 3 percent of Americans live in chronic poverty  (December 17, 2018)
• 100,375 dollars is the median annual cost for a private room in a nursing home  (December 6, 2018)
• 9.5 billion dollars spent by federal government to help low-income and displaced workers find jobs  (November 27, 2018)
• 1,007 dollars spent by average American during holiday season  (November 26, 2018)
• 375 million workers worldwide may need to change occupations due to artificial intelligence  (November 20, 2018)
• 60 percent of U.S. exports come from manufacturing sector  (November 13, 2018)
• 613,000 people work for Amazon  (November 7, 2018)
• 75 percent of unemployed workers expect to find a job soon  (November 2, 2018)
• 9 billion dollars to be spent on Halloween this year  (October 29, 2018)
• 79 percent of Amazon Prime users say free shipping is top reason to sign up  (October 24, 2018)
• 85.6 percent competitive: U.S. economy rated most competitive in world  (October 23, 2018)
• 17 percent increase in federal deficit during 2018  (October 17, 2018)
• 13.9 billion dollars: private investment in space this century  (October 8, 2018)
• 11,700 dollars: amount of savings in median U.S. household  (October 5, 2018)
• 210.7 billion dollars spent by tourists in U.S. during 2017  (October 1, 2018)
• 704 average credit score sets new record  (September 27, 2018)
• 3,000 cashierless stores planned by Amazon  (September 24, 2018)
• 60 percent of U.S. adults underestimate size of personal tax cuts  (September 21, 2018)
• 27,000 dollars: the average cost of a U.S. wedding  (September 19, 2018)
• 10 years ago this weekend, Lehman Brothers collapsed  (September 14, 2018)
• 1,400 Americans under age 26 earned $1 million or more in 2016  (September 7, 2018)
• 95 percent of Americans don’t know global poverty has declined  (August 28, 2018)
• 38 States allow citizens who have never resided in the United States to vote  (August 15, 2018)
• 24 percent of small business owners cite government policies as biggest challenge  (August 14, 2018)
• 82 percent of prime-working-age Americans are in the workforce  (August 9, 2018)
• 30.43 billion dollars spent on drunk shopping  (August 6, 2018)
• 29 percent of Americans have six months of savings in the bank  (July 13, 2018)
• 43 percent of millennials are saving for a vacation  (July 9, 2018)
• 19 percent of American workers work for companies less than 10 years old  (July 6, 2018)
• 17 percent of millennials receive financial support from parents  (June 29, 2018)
• 6.7 million job openings in U.S., more than number of unemployed  (June 11, 2018)
• 23 percent of small business owners say finding qualified workers is biggest problem  (June 6, 2018)
• 890 billion dollars held by U.S. philanthropic foundations  (May 14, 2018)
• 3.5 million Americans moved from highest-taxed states to lowest over past decade  (May 4, 2018)
• 8,640 retail store closings in U.S. during 2017  (April 30, 2018)
• 75 billion dollars of legal cannabis sales in U.S. by 2030  (April 26, 2018)
• 10 percent drop in New York luxury home prices  (March 28, 2018)
• 3.2 billion dollars earned by independent creators on YouTube  (March 22, 2018)
• 10 U.S. cities with high-paying jobs and low cost of living  (March 6, 2018)
• 5.7 million metric tons of U.S. steel imported from Canada  (March 5, 2018)
• 4 years or less until United States becomes net energy exporter  (February 15, 2018)
• 1.5 trillion dollars in unfunded state liabilities  (February 1, 2018)
• 22,169 dollars: average state and local taxes paid by New Yorkers who itemize their deductions  (January 26, 2018)
• 780 Americans attending Davos World Economic Forum  (January 24, 2018)
• 3.5 billion dollars per mile for latest NYC subway project  (January 9, 2018)
• 14,600 dollar annual income qualifies as middle class globally  (December 21, 2017)
• 1.46 billion dollars lost by Uber in third quarter of 2017  (December 13, 2017)
• 107.4 billion dollars in online holiday sales expected this year  (November 27, 2017)
• 88 percent of benefits from state/local tax deductions go to upper-income Americans  (October 30, 2017)
• 1,300 dollars spent on Amazon by average Prime member  (October 26, 2017)
• Cato study finds that 10 countries have more economic freedom than U.S.  (October 25, 2017)
• $131 billion in corporate tax expenditures  (October 18, 2017)
• 1.5 million workers temporarily displaced from jobs by hurricanes  (October 10, 2017)
• 28% of women earn more than their husband/partner  (October 5, 2017)
• 78 percent of companies on U.S. stock market since 1950 have disappeared  (October 4, 2017)
• 8 years ago today, protests erupted against the proposed bank bailouts  (September 25, 2017)
• 1,597 bank branches closed by Bank of America since 2009  (September 20, 2017)
• 956,597 cruise industry jobs serving 26 million passengers  (September 14, 2017)
• 13 states impose a sales tax on food  (June 23, 2017)
• 52 percent of conservatives expect economy to improve; 14 percent of liberals agree  (June 19, 2017)
• 17.6 billion dollars of person-to-person payments handled by Venmo in 2016  (June 15, 2017)
• 19% of those switching banks joined an online or virtual bank  (June 2, 2017)
• 0: The number of years federal spending declines in President Trump's budget  (May 31, 2017)
• 27 million foreign-born workers in the U.S. workforce  (May 23, 2017)
• 21 years old: Age when most Americans think people should be financially independent of their parents  (May 16, 2017)
• 29.6 billion dollars spent annually on tax preparation fees and software  (April 17, 2017)
• 261 million: Visits to IRS website in 2017  (April 13, 2017)
• 2,860 dollars: Size of average income tax refund in 2016  (April 10, 2017)
• 11.03 Dollars Per Hour: Average Cost of Non-Salary Benefits Provided to American Workers  (March 30, 2017)
• 205 billion: Projected increase in federal spending under President Trump's 2018 budget plan  (March 24, 2017)

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