Category Archives: Lattice Publishing

2023 marked a record year for U.S. air travel despite sharp increases in ticket prices since before the pandemic. While there is some hope for relief moving into 2024, airline prices remain high. To h...

After a tumultuous year marked by high interest rates, inflation, and multiple rounds of layoffs, many economists had pessimistic forecasts for 2023, some all but guaranteeing a recession. Despite int...

Construction has long been a male-dominated field. According to recently released data from the U.S. Census Bureau, only 11.7% of payroll employees in the construction industry are women. However, a s...

One of the most common routes to attaining upward mobility in the U.S. is business ownership. According to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, America is home to more than 33 million small businesses, and m...

While, in many ways, the U.S. economy looks strong-with low unemployment levels, easing inflation, and a robust stock market-many Americans continue to feel the squeeze of high costs. The inflation ra...

As the height of winter approaches in the United States and temperatures continue to drop across the country, many Americans are turning their focus to the high prices of household utilities-namely ho...

The rise in mortgage rates beginning in 2022 has placed significant financial pressure on American households, reshaping the housing landscape. While some homeowners locked in historically low rates d...

Millennials today-those born between 1981 and 1996-are in the prime of their lives, and with a population of more than 72 million, they would seem set to be a major force in society and the economy. B...

Homeownership has long been a cornerstone of the American dream. But first-time home buyers, especially millennials, are facing an uphill battle when it comes to house hunting. This is in part because...

Today's real estate market is a challenging one for buyers. While home prices have relaxed since their peak in the COVID-19 pandemic, the typical cost of a home in the U.S. has risen by more than 23% ...