1. Individual major medical

Q3 lives: 495,000

Change from Q3 2017: -4%

2. Older millennials save more than younger ones. Those born between 1981 and 1988 save on average 10.9% of salary, vs. younger millennials, those born between 1989 and 1996, who save 7.7%.
3. Millennials still fall behind Gen X on savings. Guideline found Gen X saved 10.1% of their income annually, vs. millennials at 8.3%.
4. Millennials who work in tech and startups save the most at 10%, followed by those working in education (9.8%) and medical care providers (9.7%). The lowest? Real estate (6.3%) and administrative services (5.1%).
5. Massachusetts millennials have the highest savings rate at 9.7%, followed by Virginians at 9.6% and Californians at 9.2%. The states with lowest millennial savings averages? Oregon at 6.2%, Florida at 5.9% and Utah at 5.6%.

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