Tag: US Economy
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What’s Next for Montana?
By Evelyn Pyburn The state’s economy is in a state of “extreme fluidity” The declaration was in response to the question, “Where are we Now and What’s Next?” It was the theme question posed by economist Pat Barkey, Director of the Bureau of Business and Economic Research at the University of Montana, in a virtual…
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More Jobs
By Bethany Blankley, Market Square The U.S. economy added far more jobs than expected in November according to the latest numbers released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). The joblessness rate also reached another 50-year low. Total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 266,000 in November. Job growth has averaged 180,000 per month so far…
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Manufacturers Look At US Economy
The U.S. economy grew 2.1 percent at the annual rate in the second quarter, slowing from 3.1 percent growth in the first quarter. Consumer and government spending buoyed growth for the quarter, but drags from business spending and net exports counterbalanced this somewhat. Slowing global growth and trade uncertainties served as a drag on activity,…