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ECONOMIC SNAPSHOTS

2009 Snapshots

JANUARY 2010 When paying off credit cards, pay as much as possible 01-03-10 Think rent-to-own sounds like a good deal? Think again 01-10-10 Payday loans tempting, but not good deals 01-17-10	MAY 2010	SEPTEMBER 2010
FEBRUARY 2010 Jobs generate 70 percent of the region's personal time 02-07-10 Dane County is lowest in government transfer payments 02-14-10 Business 'births and deaths' show health of the Thrive Region 02-21-10 Jobs to fill, even during the recession 02-28-10	JUNE 2010	OCTOBER 2010
MARCH 2010 How many will pay higher taxes? 03-07-10 Effective tax rate a better measure of actual income taxes paid 03-14-10	JULY 2010	NOVEMBER 2010
APRIL 2010	AUGUST 2010	DECEMBER 2010

2009 Snapshots

JANUARY 2009 Madison ranks among state's top economic engines 01-04-09 A large portion of Dane County workers live outside county 01-11-09 County's wages come from a variety of sources 01-19-09 Small business an important economic engine 01-25-09	MAY 2009 Plenty hidden inside unemployment numbers 05-03-09 Jobless increase is biggest among workers in older age group 05-10-09 Unemployment rate for college grads more than doubled since '08 05-17-09	SEPTEMBER 2009 High Speed Internet arrives slowly 09-06-09 Access to broadband improving, but state still falls short 09-13-09 State lags behind neighbors in broadband lines for business 09-20-09 Expanded access to broadband can result in additional jobs 09-27-09
FEBRUARY 2009 Pleanty of sales, but supply has outpaced demand 02-01-09 Home Inventory levels vary by price range 02-08-09 Inventory varies by location 02-15-09 Home inventory varies widely by neighborhood 02-22-09	JUNE 2009 As Dairy Month arrives, Wisconsin's No. 1 in farms, but not total cows 06-07-09 Dane County leads state in many ag categories 06-14-09 Family-owned farms on the rise in Dane County 06-21-09	OCTOBER 2009 Personal bankruptcies rise in recession 10-04-09 Drop in subprime lending signaled trouble ahead 10-11-09 Wis. ahead of the curve on alternatives to mortgage foreclosure 10- 18-09 Business booms for mortgage fraud 10-25-09
MARCH 2009 Thrive looks at how Madison region rates against peers 03-01-09 Region ranks higher than you'd think in manufacturing jobs 03-08-09 Addition of employees improves economic vitality 03-22-09 Small changes on the road can add up to big savings 03-29-09	JULY 2009 Population is changing, if not increasing 07-05-09 Risky business: Survival instincts are critical in rural areas 07-12-09 Farming jobs on the decline in rural areas 07-19-09 Manufacturing earnings overtake farming 07-26-09	NOVEMBER 2009 Discounters gain during recession as retail spending falters 11-01-09 September retail sales lower, but seeing signs of improvement 11-08-09 Economy not as dependent on retail as you might assume 11-29-09
APRIL 2009 Employment multiplier effect is often misunderstood 04-05-09 Hospitals create jobs for the future 04-12-09 Impact on total Dane County employment goes far beyone hospital walls 04-19-09 While most state sectors lose jobs, the health-care industry adds them 04-26-09	AUGUST 2009 Construction, manufacturing hit hardest 08-02-09 DOR:Total employment will rebound by 2012 08-09-09 Recovery act helps offset decline for this year 08-16-09 DOR forecast: Building slump near bottom 08-23-09 As economy weakened, consumers saved rather than spent 08-30-09	DECEMBER 2009 Women make up half of U.S. workforce 12-06-09 20 percent more wives are breadwinners now than in 1967 12-13-09 More women working now than during WWII 12-20-09 Women still fill traditional occupations 12-27-09

2008 Snapshots

JANUARY 2008 Wisconsin isn't as rural as some might think (1-6-08) Iowa County is part of the Madison? (1-17-08) Farming in Dane County (1-20-08)	MAY 2008 Small business turnover: Constantly opening, closing 05-04-08 Longtime Business 05-11-08 Locally grown 05-25-08	SEPTEMBER 2008
FEBRUARY 2008 More mothers in the work force 02-24-08	JUNE 2008 Incomes - Wisconsin vs Minnesota (6-1-08) Large Metro Areas - Wisconsin vs. Minnesota (6-8-08) Wages - Wisconsin vs. Minnesota (6-15-08) Wisconsin vs. Minnesota: Wages in three important sectors (6-22-08) Wisconsin vs. Minnesota: Business owners’ income (6-29-08)	OCTOBER 2008 How the Federal Reserve tracks U.S. money supply 10-19-08 Many factors figure into determination of exchange rate 10-26-08
MARCH 2008 The housing market: Not good, but could be worse 03-02-08 Home sales volume peaked in 2005 03-09-08 Home listing success rates have decreased 03-16-08 Home sales: Longer stints on the market 03-23-08 Total marketing time to sell homes has increased 03-30-08	JULY 2008 Mapping with the Census (7-13-08) Learning about Madison's job industries (7-20-2008) A Wealth of Information Online (7/27/08)	NOVEMBER 2008 IRS stats allow us to track county comings-and goings 11-02-08 Adjusted gross income of new residents tops $41,000 11-9-08 Most who move from Dane County don't go very far 11-16-08 Iowa County has highest out-migration rate to Dane County 11-23-08
APRIL 2008 Tax time: Federal Tax Breakdown 04-06-08	AUGUST 2008 How much is enough income? (8-3-08) What it takes for a family to ‘maintain a decent standard of living’ (8-10-08) The cost of living in southern Wisconsin (8-17-08) The cost of living can vary across the Midwest, country (8-24-08)	DECEMBER 2008 History shows that the road to recession recovery can be long 12-7-08 Is Dane County recession-proof? Stats are promising 12-14-08 Madison has been fortunate, but not all sectors are so lucky 12-21-08 Dow Jones' past performance should ease some worries 12-28-09

2007 Snapshots

JANUARY 2007 U.W. System Grads: Where they came from, where they're going (1-7-07) Capital region residents at U.W. (1-14-07) Top students enrolling at U.W. (1-21-07)	MAY 2007 Reaping Awards Of Fuel Economy (5-6-07) Efficient Light Bulb Savings(5-13-07) Cost of Driving(5-20-07) Daily Indoor Water Use(5-27-07)	SEPTEMBER 2007 Subprime Lending In Dane Lags Well Behind The Nation, But Is Increasing Rapidly (9-2-07) Subprime Lenders Focus On Refinance Mortgage Loans (9-9-07) Foreclosure filings up more then 400% in Dane County (9-16-07) Foreclosure Filings Still Well Below the National Average (9-23-07) Home Loans to Low Income Households (9-30-07)
FEBRUARY 2007 Per-capita income: More workers means more income (2-4-07) Comparing per-capita income (2-11-07) Comparing per-capita income (2-18-07) Our growing per-capita income (2-25-07)	JUNE 2007 Degrees and Earnings(6-24-07)	OCTOBER 2007 Madison’s vibrant downtown(10-7-07) Comparing downtowns: residents(10-14-07) Comparing downtowns: employees(10-21-07) Comparing downtowns: hospitality industry employees(10-28-07)
MARCH 2007 Income by household (3-11-07) Workers per household (3-18-07) Single person households (3-25-07)	JULY 2007 Big, Bigger, Biggest(7-8-07) Store Opening in '06(7-15-07) Making Use of Floor Space(7-22-07) Changing Face of Retail(7-29-07)	NOVEMBER 2007 Time spent commuting (11-04-07) Means of commuting (11-11-07) The changing morning rush hour (11-18-07) Working from home (11-25-07)
APRIL 2007 Individuals pay most federal taxes (4-1-07) Who gets our tax dollars (4-8-07)	AUGUST 2007 Best Places to Live College Grads (8-19-07) Best Places to Live Home Prices (8-26-07)	DECEMBER 2007 How vital is the holiday season to the U.S. economy? (12-2-07) The busiest month in retail (12-9-07) Holiday shopping = jobs (12-16-07) The holiday rush - online (12-30-07)

2006 Snapshots

JANUARY 2006 Fewer Local Government Jobs (1-15-06) A million bucks sure isn't what it used to be (1-22-06) Don't cancel that vacation! (1-29-06)	MAY 2006 Tourists and visitors: A Wisconsin export industry (5-7-06) When do visitors come to Wisconsin (5-14-06)? Where do our visitors stay overnight (5-21-06)? How are state visitors spending their money? (5-28-06)	SEPTEMBER 2006 Entrepreneurship and its relationship to the economy (9-3-06) Entrepreneurship: How do we rank? (9-10-06) An Entrepreneur-Friendly Area (9-17-06) Development Report Card (9-24-06)
FEBRUARY 2006 Population forecast: Dane County's big, getting bigger (2-5-06) Dane County's Age Makeup To Change (2-12-06) Population forecast: Rural Wisconsin to grow (2-19-06) Local Retail Sales: Are Dollars Coming Or Going? (2-26-06)	JUNE 2006 Farm and farm related employment in Dane County (6-4-06) Agricultural land sales (6-11-06) Principal farm operators approaching retirement age (6-18-06) Farming and the cost of petroleum (6-25-06)	OCTOBER 2006 South-central Wisconsin: A major state job market Job outlook by industry sector Computer, health-care occupations dominate fastest-growing jobs High wage jobs with numerous openings New jobs by education/training (10-29-06)
MARCH 2006 Dane County's population forecast: Births, deaths and migration (3-5-06) Self-employed on the Rise (3-12-06) Where are your federal tax dollars going? (3-19-06) Don't wait another year to start an IRA (3-26-06)	JULY 2006 Wisconsin exports on the rise (7-2-06) Top ten Wisconsin export markets (7-9-06) Top ten Wisconsin export commodities (716-06) Canada: Our largest export market (7-30-06)	NOVEMBER 2006 How much do national trends affect our economy? (11-5-06) Dane County's economy fueled growth in these sectors (11-12-06) Which industries are gaining, losing in Dane County (11-26-06)
APRIL 2006 When you can't afford to live where you work (4-2-06) Home ownership rates lag behind nation (4-9-06) Home Ownership Demographics, 2003 (4-16-06) Growth in Income Exceeds Growth in Rents (4-23-06) Mortgages outpace income in Dane County	AUGUST 2006 More vehicles mean more miles traveled on our roads (8-6-06) Vehicle miles traveled in Dane and surrounding counties (8-13-06) Traffic volume increasing on Madison's freeways (8-20-06)	DECEMBER 2006 The giving season: How we rank in charitable giving (12-3-06) Size of the nonprofit sector (12-10-06) Nonprofits' assets, revenues (12-17-06) Sources of nonprofit revenues (12-24-06) Contributions to nonprofits (12-31-06)

2005 Snapshots

JANUARY 2005 Number of small independent retailers - 1/9/05 Residential Development and Retail Demand - 01/16/05 Household income -1/23/05	MAY 2005 State of the 'Dairy State' - 05/01/05 Employee Turnover - 05/08/05 Dane County Insurance - 05/15/05 Tracking Sales Tax - 05/22/05 Keeping Them Down on the Farm - 05/29/05	SEPTEMBER 2005 Rising gas prices: Sixty cents can really add up - 09/04/05 Bad News for Commuters - 09/18/05 Single Servings: Single person households - 9/25/05
FEBRUARY 2005 Resident Spending - 02/06/05 Shopping Online - 02/13/05 Online Retail Sales - 02/20/05 E-Commerce - 02/27/05	JUNE 2005 Sales and Use Tax - 06/05/05 Shopping Center Space, 2004 - 06/12/05 Dane: The Dairy County - 06/19/05	OCTOBER 2005 Credit Scores - 10/02/05 Dane County Employers By Size - 10/16/05 Mortgages Getting Bigger - 10/23/05
MARCH 2005 Where Dane County's Workers Live - 03/06/05 Where the Workers Live - 03/13/05	JULY 2005 Property Values - 07/03/05 Growth in Property Values - 07/10/05 Property Wealth vs. Population - 07/17/05 Grocery Stores are Larger Now - 07/24/05 Downtowns: More than just Retail 07/31/05	NOVEMBER 2005 Education & Job Training - 11/13/05 Occupational Data for South Central WI - 11/20/05
APRIL 2005 Employment Growth - 04/03/05 Employment Growth - 04/10/05 Credit Card Debt - 04/17/05 Madison and Unemployment - 04/24/05	AUGUST 2005 Downtown Madison Business - 08/07/05 Projected Wisconsin Job Openings 2002 to 2012 - 08/21/05 Future Job Openings in Wisconsin - 08/28/05	DECEMBER 2005 Holiday Shopping - 12-11-05 Location Quotients - 12-18-05

2004 Snapshots

SEPTEMBER 2004 Higher Gas Prices Hit Wisconsin Commuters - 09/26/04	NOVEMBER 2004 Bacholer Degrees - 11/14/04
OCTOBER 2004 Wisconsin Counties Charitable Habits - 10/03/04 Walmart by the Numbers - 10/10/04 Moving - 10/24/04 Population by Age - 10/31/04	DECEMBER 2004 Household Income Up for Most - 12/05/04 Working Women - 12/12/04 High School Graduation Rates - 12/ 19/04

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