State GDP Growth Figures for 2017 Lag Income Growth Last year was one of positive momentum for U.S. state economies and incomes, keeping along the upward path of national GDP and personal income figures over the recovery from the Great Recession. Prosperity is not...
Employment Data
50-State Employment Outlook: An Employment Scorecard for U.S. States
MuniNet Guide's 50-State Employment Outlook Takes a Broader View of the State of State Employment Trends by Jeffrey L Garceau There have long been debates over whether the unemployment rate is the best metric for measuring the employment health of the nation, the...
MuniNet Data Shows Clear Leaders and Laggards in Metro Labor Force Trends among Largest U.S. Metropolitan Areas
MuniNet Data Shows Growth in Metro Labor Force Trends among Largest U.S. Metropolitan Areas. by Jeffrey L Garceau When discussing the health of the economy, the media typically pays attention to three metrics: unemployment rate, net jobs numbers, and gross domestic...
A Decade of State Unemployment Rate Figures Confirms: Sky Not Falling
Bureau of Labor Statistics New Interactive Unemployment Rate Chart Reminds Us of Just How Bad Things Were, and How Far We've Come Building off MuniNet's analysis of state employment numbers in 2016, the Bureau of Labor Statistics has released an interactive chart...
A Tale of Three Cities: Employment Picture Continues to Improve in U.S. Cities, Imbalanced Progress
Three Cities Show Three Images of Employment Picture Fortunes The Bureau of Labor Statistics released its Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) unemployment figures for September 2016 earlier this month. Of the 387 official metro areas in the United States, 224 (58%)...
U.S. Metro Areas Reflect Improving Employment Environment
Three Out of Four Metros Having Better Employment Performance In June 2016 Than June 2015 The Bureau of Labor Statistics released their June numbers for Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) unemployment and employment metrics. Of the 387 official metro areas in the...
Metro Area Unemployment Numbers Show Improvement
The Bureau of Labor Statistics has released its metropolitan area unemployment figures for February 2016. Over 76% of the distinct metro areas (296 of 387) have improved over the year of February 2015 to February 2016. The lowest ranked metro area was Burlington-South...