[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"$f228dcdl7djeu2":3,"$ffeh0925h8cuz":43,"$fbwk2pqjjqsc7":47},{"item":4,"previous":31,"next":37},{"id":5,"slug":6,"title":7,"description":8,"excerpt":9,"contentType":10,"featuredImage":11,"bannerImage":9,"body":12,"agentsBottomLine":13,"bodyImage":14,"isInfographic":15,"categories":16,"isVideo":15,"videoThumbnail":9,"videoSource":9,"publishedAt":29,"updatedAt":30},805,"measuring-your-ability-to-achieve-the-american-dream","Measuring Your Ability to Achieve the American Dream","\u003Cem>Forbes.com\u003C\u002Fem> recently released the \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.forbes.com\u002Famerican-dream-index\u002F#5a4701ee6af6\">results\u003C\u002Fa> of their new \u003Cem>American Dream Index\u003C\u002Fem>, in which they measure “\u003Cem>the prosperity of the middle class, and…examine which states best support the American Dream.”\u003C\u002Fem>","","blog","https:\u002F\u002Fsimplifyingmedia\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F04\u002F11143749\u002F20170419-Share-STM.jpg","\u003Cem>Forbes.com\u003C\u002Fem> recently released the \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.forbes.com\u002Famerican-dream-index\u002F#5a4701ee6af6\">results\u003C\u002Fa> of their new \u003Cem>American Dream Index\u003C\u002Fem>, in which they measure “\u003Cem>the prosperity of the middle class, and…examine which states best support the American Dream.”\u003C\u002Fem>\u003C!--more-->\r\n\r\nThe monthly index measures several different economic factors, including goods-producing employment, personal and commercial bankruptcies, building permits, startup activity, unemployment insurance claims, labor force participation, and layoffs.\r\n\r\nThe national index score was rounded out to 100 in January and saw a modest jump to 100.5 in February.\r\n\r\nAlaska represented the lowest score on the index at 80.7, due mostly to the recent collapse in oil prices. Nevada came in with the highest score at 108.8, boosted by big gains in goods-producing jobs and new construction activity. The full results can be seen in the map below.\r\n\r\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Ffiles.keepingcurrentmatters.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F04\u002FAmerican-Dream-Index-ENG.jpg\">\u003Cimg class=\"alignnone wp-image-35350\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Ffiles.keepingcurrentmatters.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F04\u002FAmerican-Dream-Index-ENG.jpg\" alt=\"Measuring Your Ability to Achieve the American Dream | Simplifying The Market\" width=\"650\" height=\"488\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Fa>\r\n\r\n\u003Cem>Forbes Senior Editor\u003C\u002Fem> Kurt Badenhausen explained why many states saw a boost in the index last month:\r\n\u003Cblockquote>\u003Cem>“[B]usinesses are hiring in part in anticipation of tax cuts and less regulation... 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