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16 DecLooking Up

Economic conditions in the Puget Sound region have been dismal for three years. As if on a steep slide with a long run-out, employment plunged from 1,735,000 jobs in the fourth quarter of 2000 to 1,658,300 in the second quarter of 2002 and then bumped along sideways to 1,656,400 in the third quarter of 2003.

Volume: 11 - Number: 4

Leading Index Title:

Special Topic Title: Regional Forecasting

Authors:

  • Dick Conway
  • Doug Pedersen

16 AugRepeating History

History is not preordained to repeat itself, except maybe in the case of the Puget Sound economy (King, Pierce, Snohomish, and Kitsap counties). For the fifth straight time, the region is beginning a decade with a slowdown or worse.

Volume: 8 - Number: 3

Leading Index Title:

Special Topic Title: Housing Market

Authors:

  • Dick Conway
  • Doug Pedersen