Economic Statistics and Commentary

Commentary: Just Wipe Out Public Debt! — Not a Solution for Puerto Rico or Anyone Else

- by James Spiotto With the end of the flurry of Congressional activity over impeachment, followed by a general yearning for the end to partisan conflicts, we now look to this year and what issues can be addressed before the national election. There remain lingering...

Chronically Late Municipal Bond Audits Further Delayed in FY 2018

By Richard A. Ciccarone, President of Merritt Research Services, an Investortools, Inc. Company Every year since 2007, Merritt Research Services1 (Merritt Research) reports the time it takes for municipal bond borrowers to complete their annual financial audits. The...

Where are the Jobs? State Unemployment Performance in 2015

by Jeffrey L Garceau The Bureau of Labor Statistics recently released their 2015 survey report of state employment figures. This survey serves to report unemployment figures for each state plus the District of Columbia, as well as employment-population ratios. MuniNet...

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