Regional Business and Economics Newspaper
March 2004
Graying of the Ninth
Our aging population presents significant economic challenges - and opportunities
Annual Reports
fedgazetteGraying of the District
- Four funerals and a wedding
We're growing older and it won't be cheap - Welcome to retirement. Now back to work
Will the district’s aging population affect its labor supply and will our economy suffer? - Why 65?
Origins of the official retirement age and current trends and policies in other countries - People 65 and Over as a Percent of Total Population 2000 and People 65 and Over as a Percent of Total Population 2020
Population Maps
Ninth District Features
- Crop insurance turning dry fields into cash crop
Improved federal programs help farmers buy better protection against nature's worst, but at a heavy public cost - 2003 RMA Crop Indemnities
Map - “People have to eat”
District food processing is doing surprisingly well but faces slow shifts in the industry - Adding value ... and risk
- Office flu shots, anyone?
Some district office markets still recovering from downturn, but some never got sick in the first place
District Voices
Opinion
- Earned Income Tax Credits: helping low-income families build lives and assets
Commentary - Letter to the Editor
Re: Government Spending
District Data
State Roundups
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