Regional Business and Economics Newspaper
January 2013
Government employment: Job insecurity
Despite the imprimatur of job security, the ax has (belatedly) fallen on public sector employment, especially at the local level
Annual Reports
fedgazetteGovernment Employment
- Local governments go to the barbershop
Tight budgets mean many local services are getting a haircut, and some more than others [PDF]
- Please do this. Good luck
Unfunded mandates and revenue handcuffs [PDF]
Ninth District Outlook
- Forecast models and surveys point to steady growth in 2013
District Economic Outlook [PDF]
- Many business leaders expect sluggish economic growth in 2013
Business Outlook Poll [PDF]
- Manufacturing activity up again in 2012; stable activity expected for 2013
[PDF]
- Ninth District Manufacturing Business Conditions Survey Methodology – November 2012
Ninth District Features
- The beetle and the damage done
A pine-killing insect could be a game changer for forest products firms in Montana and South Dakota [PDF]
- Tourism survives beetle attack
[PDF]
- The unnatural trend in natural disasters
Natural disaster declarations are on the rise in the Ninth District, and while weather is an important factor, it's likely not the only one [PDF]
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