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Federal Liabilities: 2023 Update
(Private Enterprise Research Center, Texas A&M University, 2023-03-07)
The 2022 Financial Report of the United States Government identifies total federal liabilities of $39 trillion as of September 30, 2022. While the federal debt, interest payments and federal employees’ accrued benefits ...
Economic Indicators of the College Station-Bryan MSA, May 2023
(Private Enterprise Research Center, Texas A&M University, 2023-05-18)
The Business-Cycle Index increased a slight 0.01% from February 2023 to March 2023. The local unemployment rate remained constant at 3.3% in March 2023 compared to its February value. March’s local nonfarm employment ...
Economic Indicators of the College Station-Bryan MSA, June 2023
(Private Enterprise Research Center, Texas A&M University, 2023-06-15)
The Business-Cycle Index increased 0.84% from March to April 2023, the highest monthly gain since August 2022. The local unemployment rate remained at 3.3% in April 2023, the same as the March value. Apri's local nonfarm ...
Poverty in the U.S.
(Private Enterprise Research Center, Texas A&M University, 2023-05-02)
In 1964, President Lyndon B. Johnson declared a ‘war on poverty.’ Since then, the U.S. poverty rate declined from 19% to 11.6% in 2021, but one may wonder why it has not dropped further. In this issue of PERCspectives ...
Economic Indicators of the College Station-Bryan MSA, April 2023
(Private Enterprise Research Center, Texas A&M University, 2023-04-20)
The Business-Cycle Index decreased 0.3% from January 2023 to February 2023. The local unemployment rate increased to 3.3% in February 2023 compared to 3.2% in January. February's local nonfarm employment decreased by 0.1% ...
Economic Indicators of the College Station-Bryan MSA, August 2023
(Private Enterprise Research Center, Texas A&M University, 2023-08-17)
The Business-Cycle Index increased from 226 in May 2023 to 228 in June 2023. The local unemployment rate decreased from 3.4% in May 2023 to 3.3% in June 2023. Local nonfarm employment increased by 0.3% from May to June. ...
Economic Indicators of the College Station-Bryan MSA, October 2023
(Private Enterprise Research Center, Texas A&M University, 2023-10-19)
The Business-Cycle Index increased from 229 in July 2023 to 230 in August. The local unemployment rate remained unchanged at 3.3% in August 2023 compared to July. Local nonfarm employment increased by 0.2% from July to ...
The Covid-19 Federal Reserve
(Private Enterprise Research Center, Texas A&M University, 2023-10-13)
At almost the onset of the effects of the pandemic, the Federal Reserve engaged in a massive asset expansion that was truly unprecedented. In just the first three months of the pandemic, March, April and May of 2020, the ...
Economic Indicators of the College Station-Bryan MSA, November 2023
(Private Enterprise Research Center, Texas A&M University, 2023-11-16)
The Business-Cycle Index increased by a few decimal points in September and remained stable at 231 compared to the previous month. The local unemployment rate remained unchanged at 3.3% in September 2023 compared to August. ...
Economic Indicators of the College Station-Bryan MSA, December 2023
(Private Enterprise Research Center, Texas A&M University, 2023-12-14)
The Business-Cycle Index increased to 232 in October 2023 compared to 231 in September. The local unemployment rate remained unchanged at 3.3% in October compared to September. Local nonfarm employment increased by 0.10% ...