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More Good Than Bad

The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that the nation created 295,000 jobs in February, driving the unemployment rate down to 5.5 percent, the lowest in seven years. Upon release of the employment numbers, the Dow plummeted 330 points. What gives?

Volume: 23 - Number: 1

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Special Topic Title: Washington Tax Structure

Authors:

  • Dick Conway
  • Doug Pedersen

Labor’s Turn

The Great Recession may be over, but it continues to cause suffering. Fifteen million people remain unemployed in the nation...An unfortunate characteristic of economic recoveries is that they occur in stages. Business output typically expands months before employers resume hiring.

Volume: 19 - Number: 1

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Special Topic Title: Apportionment

Authors:

  • Dick Conway
  • Doug Pedersen