The Economy

~~~A Commentary by Amy Edmonds and Sven Larson~~

~~Wyoming Liberty Group~~

Recent employment data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) show that the private sector of the U.S. economy has increased its number of employees by 3.4 percent since 2011. This is weak for a recovery, and you would expect that a low-tax state like Wyoming could beat that.

Not so. The very same BLS numbers also show that there has been no net growth in private-sector employment in Wyoming since mid-2011.

These numbers come on the heels of bad GDP data from the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA). Wyoming is the only state that ex

Sven Larson is an economist with the Wyoming Liberty Group and is a regular guest on KGAB's Moring Zone Program on our special series, "WYOMING PERSPECTIVES" with Wyomig Legislator Amy Edmonds each Friday at 8:07AM MDT.

10/02/

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For recent college graduates, the economic downturn and very, very slow recovery of the past few years have been brutal. But things may be looking up.

According to the Job Outlook 2013 survey, employers are on track to hire 13 percent more graduates from the class of 2013 than they did for those who walked away with their degrees in 2012.

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Wednesday is our day to focus on the economy in The Morning Zone. Following our look at business and financial news at 6:06AM MDT, we will be joined by long time friend of the show, The Watchdog On Wall Street Chris Markowski at 7:07.We'll take a look at last

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Over the last few months, there has been some data that suggests the sluggish economy could be improving. Mainly, the unemployment rate, which has dropped to 8.3 percent after reaching a 26-year high of 10 percent in late 2009. However, according to a new survey from Poll Postion, the public is split on whether America is entering into a period of economic recovery.

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By Ernie Goss

(Ernie Goss will discuss his latest Mountain States Economic Report Wednesday at 7:30AM MST on The Morning Zone with Dave Chaffin)

Little 2012 Wage Growth

December survey results at a glance:

·         Leading economic indicator expands to very healthy level.

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7:07AM MST: The Watchdog on Wall Street, Chris Markowski joins Dave Chaffin for a close up look at those things dramatically effecting our pocketbooks.

Today is Financial Wednesday on The Morning Zone,  and Dave's guests will be:

7:07AM MDT The Watchdog on Wall Street, Chris Markowski. Chris is a renown financial manager that keeps us informed about what's really happening in the economy and how it effects our pocket books.

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Europe has a debt crisis. America has a jobs crisis. Corporate profits could be in trouble. World financial markets are in turmoil. And no one seems prepared to ride to the rescue. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke bluntly warned Congress on Tuesday of what most of America has sensed for some time: The economic recovery, such as it is, "is close to faltering," and he stopped just short of using the 'R' word

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