If you are wondering what is up, the answer is not much. Led by another decline in help-wanted ads, the Puget Sound leading index continues to plunge.
Download the NewsletterVolume: 9 - Number: 3
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Special Topic Title: Measurement Error
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The word was not good. Last December Boeing announced that, because of Asian economic woes and the slowing growth of world air travel, it would reduce airplane production from 620 this year to 490 next year and slash company employment by 48,000, 20,000 more than previously planned.
Download the NewsletterVolume: 7 - Number: 1
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Special Topic Title: Multipliers
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Recessions come in all shapes and sizes. The Boeing Recession of 1970-71, the worst economic calamity since the Great Depression, wiped out one-ninth of the jobs in King and Snohomish counties.
Download the NewsletterVolume: 6 - Number: 4
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Special Topic Title: The Boeing Recession
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The Economist, the highly respected British magazine, has written many favorable words about the greater Seattle area over the years. But rarely has such praise been more deserving than now: the economy is simply hard to beat.
Download the NewsletterVolume: 6 - Number: 2
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Special Topic Title: Regional Cycles
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One trait of a pessimist is the ability to worry during good times. Up to a point, this may be practical. Taken too far, it can lead to missed opportunities.
Download the NewsletterVolume: 5 - Number: 4
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Special Topic Title: Boeing and Microsoft
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Last May, after presenting an optimistic outlook, we posed the following question: could it be even better? With each new report out of The Boeing Company, the answer seems to be yes.
Download the NewsletterVolume: 4 - Number: 4
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Special Topic Title: Regional Forecasting
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Forecasting turning points is difficult. Thus, in February, when we called for the Puget Sound economy to break out of its five-year sluggish state, we crossed a couple of fingers.
Download the NewsletterVolume: 4 - Number: 2
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Special Topic Title: Rest of Washington
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If the national economy holds up, the Puget Sound region stands a good chance of breaking out of its five-year pattern of sub-par growth. But much hinges upon developments at The Boeing Company, Intel Corp., and Microsoft Corporation.
Download the NewsletterVolume: 4 - Number: 1
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Special Topic Title: Regional Growth
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After failing to negotiate a new contract with The Boeing Company, 22,500 aerospace machinists walked off the job in October. Each week, the striking workers forfeit $18 million in wages.
Download the NewsletterVolume: 3 - Number: 4
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Special Topic Title: Inflation
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In the aftermath of The Boeing Company announcement in January 1993 to slash commercial aircraft production by 30 percent, the Puget Sound region is now precariously perched on the edge of recession.
Download the NewsletterVolume: 1 - Number: 1
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Special Topic Title: International Trade
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