A recent TruStage survey of Americans with a household income of $55,000 to $160,000 found that middle-class women are not faring as well as men financially. Fewer women rank their current financial situation as “good” (64%) compared to men (85%). In addition, women are less likely to feel prepared for retirement, with 42% saying they aren’t prepared compared to 22% of men. Find Out: Suze Orman’s Top Tip for Building Wealth Is a ‘Very Easy One’ Read Next: Here's the Minimum Salary Required To Be Considered ...

家庭收入总体变化 - 美国家庭收入中位数从2023年的82,690美元小幅上升至2024年的83,730美元，增加了1,040美元 [1] - 该收入增长幅度与通货膨胀保持同步 [1] 不同族裔收入差异 - 亚裔和西班牙裔家庭收入中位数在2023年至2024年间增长约5% [3] - 黑人家庭收入中位数同期下降约3%，而白人家庭收入相对未变 [3] - 2024年黑人家庭收入中位数远低于白人和亚裔家庭 [3] 性别收入差距 - 2024年全职男性员工工资增长3.7%，高于女性员工的1.5%，导致性别收入差距扩大 [4] 额外收入的实际影响 - 每年1,040美元的额外收入相当于每月约86美元 [5] - 该笔资金若用于偿还信用卡债务，可减少利息成本并缩短还款时间 [6] - 存入储蓄账户可作为应急基金，以应对意外开支 [6] - 对于生活成本增速超过工资的家庭，该笔收入可能被基本开支立即消耗 [7]

Joining me now, Nicole Bashau, labor economist at Zip Recruiter. Nicole, thanks so much for joining me here at the desk. Thanks, Caroline.I'm excited to get into this conversation. Yeah, we're going to do a check-in on the jobs market, and I have to say the headlines have been dire. I was taking a look at some worst time to be a college graduate in years. College grads face worst jobs market in a decade.Private sector loses jobs in September. What's going on with the jobs market. Is it as bad as the headlin ...