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12 SepEnd of an Era

Era is perhaps an exaggeration, but it has been a long time. In October Puget Sound wage and salary jobs will likely reach 1,856,700. The last time employment hit that mark was February 2008...But it is time to forget the Great Recession--though not its lessons--and move on.

Volume: 21 - Number: 3

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Special Topic Title: Personal Income

Authors:

  • Dick Conway
  • Doug Pedersen

16 SepEnd in Sight

This decade has been "just one damn thing after another." Who would have imagined our string of bad luck: the dot-com implosion, 9/11, the housing bubble and credit crunch, and soaring energy prices? Or was it bad luck?

Volume: 17 - Number: 3

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Special Topic Title: Washington Tax Structure

Authors:

  • Dick Conway
  • Doug Pedersen