Taylor Swift's 52-night, 20-city tour through the U.S. is breaking attendance records — and it's poised to be one of the highest-grossing tours of all time, writes Axios' Erica Pandey.

• But the Eras Tour's influence extends beyond just ticket and merch sales.

🖼️ The big picture: The pop star's concerts are fueling an entire Taylor Swift economy — as fans spend big on travel, lodging, makeup, fashion and food to attend the shows.

What's happening: Many fans are traveling to different states to catch shows because they grabbed whatever tickets they could get. Each stop on the tour is prepping for a mini-boom.

• Glendale, Arizona, the tour's first stop, temporarily renamed itself "Swift City." Hotel rates skyrocketed as fans poured in from around the country and world, the Arizona Republic reports.
• In Houston, Swift boosted hotel occupancy rates more than the NCAA men's Final Four, Axios Houston's Shafaq Patel writes.

What to watch: Philadelphia, where Swift is playing this weekend, is prepping for its rush.

• Case in point: The Courtyard by Marriott in South Philly, located near the concert venue, is completely booked — which isn't typical when a musical act plays at the 65,000+-seat stadium.

The bottom line: It's "Swiftonomics," writes Bloomberg's Augusta Saraiva.

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Turns out workers in the U.S. are pretty happy: Job satisfaction is at a 35-year-high, Axios' Emily Peck reports from new Conference Board data.

• Why it matters: The numbers complicate the popular narrative about unmotivated workers quiet quitting or putting in the bare minimum.

Job switching and a strong labor market play a big role here. Those who recently started a new job — a number that's been historically high over the past few years — saw much bigger jumps in work satisfaction.

• How it works: More people who are unhappy in a job find work they like better. Ta-da! Job satisfaction increases overall.

Of note: Women are less satisfied at work than men along most measures.

• Plus: Those with hybrid work arrangements were happier than folks working either in-person or fully remote.

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Only when I experienced single parenthood myself did I realize its challenges, Axios Miami reporter Deirdra Funcheon writes, in a moving tribute to single mothers just in time for Mother's Day on Sunday.

• If you're struggling, she promises: It gets easier.

Read Deirdra's story .... And Happy Mother's Day to all the moms out there!