The Tri-Cities jobs market is plowing its way through seasonal slowdowns with a steady momentum toward making 2019 the year it officially recovers from the Great Recession. June, July, and August are typically the bottom of the year’s labor market… Read More ›
The Tri-Cities labor market slipped into its seasonal summer slump in June still flexing its slow-growth muscles. June’s report holds some critical clues to not only the progress and durability of the region’s economic recovery but how that recovery is… Read More ›
The Tri-Cities labor market entered its seasonal three-month slump with the loss of 300 nonfarm jobs. At the same time, the number of people employed increased by 363 and the unemployment rate increased to 3.4%. That’s a pretty good labor… Read More ›
INFLATION ADJUSTED BUYING POWER UPDATE Inflation-adjusted buying power for the four classes of workers in the Tri-Cities varied when last year’s increased were compared to 2008 averages – the year before the Great Recession hit the local economy. In the… Read More ›