13 Jobs Where Most Workers Are Happy With Their Pay

Andrey_Popov / Shutterstock.com In this era of the Great Resignation, it might come as a shock that some people actually like their jobs — or at least, the pay that goes with them. Recently, LinkedIn surveyed more than 32,000 professionals in the U.S. as part of the company’s Workforce Confidence Index. Participants were asked to […]

15 Best-Paying States for Women in Construction

New Africa / Shutterstock.com Editor’s Note: This story originally appeared on Construction Coverage. The construction industry in the U.S. has no shortage of demand these days. The intense real estate market of the last two-plus years highlighted the shortage of housing stock in the United States. Construction companies have been trying to catch up: earlier […]

9 Factors That Impact the Size of Your Social Security Check

Dmytro Zinkevych / Shutterstock.com How much money will be in your Social Security retirement check and how much can you keep? For retirees, these are burning questions. Even retirees who continue to work may count heavily on this long-anticipated monthly benefit. Here we take a look at the deciding factors behind the size of your […]

15 Cities with the Most Female Business Owners

Monkey Business Images / Shutterstock.com Editor’s Note: This story originally appeared on BackgroundChecks.org. Small businesses are a major engine of growth in the U.S. economy, and women are playing an increasingly large role in the country’s entrepreneurial ecosystem. According to recent data from the U.S. Census Bureau, women-owned firms now represent more than 1 in […]