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Housing, credit, and energy – three problems facing the Silver State and the nation – are exacting a toll. Following the high-tech stock bubble burst in 2000, funds became available for..[MORE].
August 2008
Business Indicators
The U.S. unemployment rate for May jumped 0.5 percent, rising to 5.5 percent. This jump sent a signal that economic conditions remained weak and future conditions would not improve quickly. This..[MORE].
July 2008
Business Indicators
There are more negatives than positives for the current monthly indicators. Both Reno (Washoe County) and Las Vegas (Clark County) continue to experience an economic slowdown. We find..[MORE].
June 2008
Business Indicators
We find no doubt that the U.S. and Nevada economies are in a slowdown and that economic performance should be sub-par for at least the first half of 2008. Some second-half improvement is expected..[MORE].
May 2008
Business Indicators
There has been a wave of recession declarations coming on the heels of bad news in residential construction. The housing industry produced more than the market absorbed, creating an excess supply..[MORE].
April 2008
Business Indicators
The slowdown continues. U.S. GDP grew at a tepid rate of 0.6 percent for the fourth quarter of 2007. Job growth showed similar weakness, a decline of 17,000 jobs over the last month, leaving..[MORE].
March 2008
Business Indicators
The indicators have revealed a mixed picture for both the Nevada and U.S. economies. Increasingly, however, the data point to increased chances for both a national and silver state recession...[MORE].
February 2008
The Nevada and U.S. economies enter 2008 facing the headwinds of the housing slowdown, uncertainties in credit markets, and a general malaise about the future. Though consumer and business..[MORE].
January 2008
Business Indicators
The U.S. and Nevada economies continue adjusting to housing problems. Nationally, housing starts are off 30.8 percent September 2007 from the same month a year earlier. Reno shows a similar sharp..[MORE].
December 2007
Business Indicators
The midyear indicators remain generally positive. To be sure, a number of indicators point to slowing rates of change. And a few, in particular housing, generally show marked weakness..[MORE].
November 2007
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