County economies, one year later
According to new data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, employment in 95% of the largest counties was lower in March 2021 compared to March […]
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April jobs report: Manufacturing, tourism leading way to recovery for U.S. metros
The Bureau of Labor Statistics released the April employment report for metropolitan areas this week. As expected, year-over-year unemployment and job growth improved considerably for […]
Read moreFive counties added jobs in 2020
On May 19, 2021, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released the first tranche of county-level, 2020Q4 data from the Quarterly Census of Employment and […]
Read moreTwo states, fifteen metros are back to pre-Covid employment levels
Welcome to the party, Waco. Nice to see you back, Boise. In March, seven metropolitan areas joined the list of regional economies that have returned […]
Read moreTake a bow, Salt Lake City
Resilience has been the watchword among economic developers since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. And perhaps no regional economy in the country has been […]
Read moreTwo-thirds of U.S. metropolitan areas lost at least one out of every ten jobs in April
April employment reports are out for metropolitan areas and I’m not sure where to start. Maybe with New York. The New York-Newark-Jersey City metro area […]
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