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20 JunLetting Go

The lead should probably read "Not Letting Go," since we seem reluctant to release the brakes on the economy and let it roll. The U.S. economy has made progress since the trough of the Great Recession in 2009, but the recovery has been painfully slow. After a six-year hiatus, employment is just now returning to its pre-recession peak.

Volume: 22 - Number: 2

Leading Index Title:

Special Topic Title: Productivity, Compensation, and Inflation

Authors:

  • Dick Conway
  • Doug Pedersen

16 DecBrush-Off

Typically, it takes more than one thing to lift an economy up or drag it down. In 1997, boosted by strong national growth, a cyclical upturn at Boeing, and the dot-com boom, Puget Sound employment jumped 5.1 percent.

Volume: 13 - Number: 4

Leading Index Title:

Special Topic Title: Entrepreneurs

Authors:

  • Dick Conway
  • Doug Pedersen

16 DecA Long Recovery

The 4,000 additional layoffs announced by Boeing and Weyerhaeuser will deepen the recession and delay the recovery. Nevertheless, it appears that the worst may be over.

Volume: 10 - Number: 4

Leading Index Title:

Special Topic Title: China

Authors:

  • Dick Conway
  • Doug Pedersen

16 MayNot Much New

At the risk of being accused of shirking our duty, we present pretty much the same forecast as last time. In fact, the projected Puget Sound employment growth rates are exactly the same: 5.0 percent in 1997 and 3.5 percent in 1998.

Volume: 5 - Number: 2

Leading Index Title:

Special Topic Title: International Trade

Authors:

  • Dick Conway
  • Doug Pedersen

16 NovA Strike

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.

Volume: 3 - Number: 4

Leading Index Title:

Special Topic Title: Inflation

Authors:

  • Dick Conway
  • Doug Pedersen