Center for Community Economic Development

ECONOMIC SNAPSHOTS

April 1, 2007

The Center for Community Economic Development staff in conjunction with Wisconsin State Journal writes a weekly Economic Snapshot article printed in the Sunday Business Section.

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April 1 2007 economic snapshot

How to Develop SNAPSHOTS for your Community

2009 - 2010 Snapshots

January 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	December 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	November 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
October 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	September 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	August 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
July 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	June 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 Majority of Dane County farmers are 45 or older 06-28-09	May 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 Unemployement figures go beyond the 'official' government numbers 05-25-09 Despite current dip, non-farm employment keeps Madison attractive 05-31-09
April 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	March 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	February 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

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