By James E. Spiotto This is Part 2 in a 4-part article series on the Post-Fiscal Crisis State and the next fiscal crisis considerations. The information and charts come from a presentation given at the Government Finance Research Center's conference entitled "Ready or...
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City of Richmond General Obligation Bonds – $227 Million | MuniNet Featured Bond
Featured Municipal Bond in the Market, Week of 06/26/2017: City of Richmond General Obligation (Refunding) Bonds – $227 Million This week’s featured bond comes from the Commonwealth of Virginia. The City of Richmond is issuing general obligation bonds in the...
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...
How Does Your State’s Economy Rank?
by Bradford Langs CFA The U.S. economic recovery is nearing its seventh anniversary, although this recovery has been deemed modest at best. On the state and local level, outlooks vary and are largely dependent on employment dynamics. The Fed raised rates for the...
Economic Indicators Erratic and Uneven Growth among U.S. States
by guest contributor Bradford Langs Now in its seventh year, the U.S. economic recovery (which began in July 2009) has been deemed modest at best. Both gross domestic product (GDP) and job growth remain erratic and uneven overall - particularly among states. Regarding...
Economic Indicators 2014 Year-End Data Reveals Uneven Recovery
The U.S. economic recovery is now almost six years old (June 2009 was the final month of the recession). This recovery has been deemed weak, with both GDP and job growth remaining both erratic and uneven. Unemployment levels have declined to a sub 6% level from a 10%...