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2018 Economic Outlook

Current Situation 2018 starts with the US economy in a pretty good place. Economic growth, measured by GDP, has been strong in the second...

In our previous post, we looked at productivity by metro and identified the types of occupations that are more prevalent in high...

Yes, your metro works hard, but is it productive? Per-capita GDP takes a metro’s GDP and divides it by the population. This simple...

Through their recently released 10-year employment forecast, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) is forecasting the creation of 11.5...

Metro GDP numbers were recently released. Here are a couple of highlights. Tech Dominates. San Jose is the fastest growing large metro in...

It is not often that potential economic development deals reach the top of the national news, but Amazon’s announcement that they will be...

I have had the pleasure to work with the Clay County Economic Development Council as they begin to plan for the future. Last month I gave...

Full disclosure here, I initially started this analysis by asking which metros had the greatest share of adaptable jobs in traded...

It is new data (2016 Population Estimates), but the story is much the same. Southern metros dominated the most recent population growth...

The ability for a metro to attract and retain talent is vital to its success in today’s competitive economy. The Census Bureau’s...