Regional Business and Economics Newspaper
November 2005
Job shocks: Resuscitation or suffocation?
How local economies react after suffering a major decline in employment
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fedgazetteJob Shocks
- County employment: Shocks and rebounds
Lots of counties experience major job loss, but why they do and how well they recover is more of a mystery. - Helicopter churn: The macro view on job loss and growth
- Methodology: A county slice in time
- A missing bogeyman
County employment shocks and recoveries show a wide diversity of sources. - Shocked, only not: False positive cases of employment decline
- Company mass layoffs: The “other” job shock
- Job shocks: When lightning threatens again
- Characteristics of Shocked and Nonshocked District Counties
Table: Characteristics of Shocked and Nonshocked District Counties - Map of District Counties With Employment Shocks, 1990-93
Ninth District Features
- Fickle like the wind
Wind farming is booming again in the district, but the industry remains dependent on federal subsidy. - Sure wind power can make it on its own ...
... with a little help from turbine manufacturers, pollution regulators, power line builders and the overall energy economy - Exploring new tourism territory
Lewis & Clark bicentennial was expected to bring new tourism, but results have been mixed.
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