Tennessee Labor Force Data

By county and month, updated through August 2009 -
http://www.mtsu.edu/~berc/laborforce.html

Nonfarm Employment Updates

Nashville and Tennessee:
http://frank.mtsu.edu/~berc/updates.html

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BERC in the News: Economic Outlook Conference 2009 Coverage

• "Experts See Hope for Economy" (Daily News Journal, Sept. 27): "Rutherford County is nearing the end of the Great Recession, but complete recovery is still years ahead, David Penn told nearly 200 industry officials from across the state."
• "Hardship Likely to Endure as Economy Recovers,
  Say Conference Speakers" (Shelbyville Times-Gazette): "Truly, a lousy 12 months have passed for us," said [David] Penn.

"Change" in Manufacturing One Year After Crash

From the Saturday Independent: "A year after the stock market crash sent the American and world economies into a downward spiral and drove millions into unemployment, an economist at Middle Tennessee State University said the situation has largely stabilized. But, warned Dr. Murat Arik, associate director of MTSU's Business and Economic Research Center, rural communities in Tennessee need to focus on two major economic priorities: education and diversification."

Local Economist: Jobless Rate to Improve in 3-4 Months

From Murfreesboro Post: "The Middle Tennessee economy will recover from the recession by 2014, predicted a local economist [David Penn] at Thursday's MTSU Economic Outlook Conference."

Local Economist: Jobless Rate to Improve in 3-4 Months

From Murfreesboro Post: "The Middle Tennessee economy will recover from the recession by 2014, predicted a local economist [David Penn] at Thursday's MTSU Economic Outlook Conference."

Williamson County's Income Rise Is Chalked Up to Nissan

From the Tennessean: "You don't see any big increases in a recession unless there's a special reason," said David Penn.... "It must be Nissan."

Nashville Mayor Dean Won't Relax Push for Major Goals Despite Recession

From Tennessean, Sept. 21: "To say this is a difficult time is an understatement," said David Penn.

http://www.tennessean.com/article/20090921/NEWS0202/909210332/-1/NLETTER03?source=nletter-news

Nashville Mayor Dean Won't Relax Push for Major Goals Despite Recession

From Tennessean, Sept. 21: "To say this is a difficult time is an understatement," said David Penn.

Economic Outlook Conference to Tackle Current Issues

From MTSU Sidelines: "Continuing the tradition of providing substantive information ... Dr. David Penn will provide a midstate/regional economic update at 10:30."

Tennessee Weekly Unemployment Claims

http://frank.mtsu.edu/~berc/claims.html - Week ending Sept. 5: Seasonally adjusted weekly initial claims for unemployment insurance in Tennessee totaled 11,001 compared with 11,221 the previous week.

Tennessee's Job Hopes Lie in Long Term, Leaders Say

(Tennessean, Sept. 15): David Penn: "We've landed some of the biggest fish out there [Hemlock, Volkswagen, Wacker Chemie AG].... Green jobs are going to be here to stay." ... Overall employment in the state won't bounce back to its 2007 level for at least two or three years.

Port at Cates Landing

http://frank.mtsu.edu/~berc/cateslanding.html -
Contributions of Proposed Investment in the Northwest Tennessee Regional Port at Cates Landing to the Regional Economy (Prepared for Northwest Tennessee Regional Port Authority, Dyersburg, TN)

Tennessee Unemployment Claims

http://frank.mtsu.edu/~berc/claims.html - In the Week ending Aug. 29, seasonally adjusted weekly initial claims for unemployment insurance in Tennessee totaled 11,221, somewhat higher than 10,932 the previous week.

Journal for Economic Educators

Summer 2009, Vol. 9, No. 1

Including:

• "The Environment of Microfinance Institutions: The Role of Economic Freedom," by Phillip Kamau Njoroge and E. Anthon Eff
• "Analysis of U.S. Foreign Aid and Determinants for 2003," by Joshua M. Hill and Christopher C. Klein

Economic Outlook Conference Sept. 24

• conference brochure (download pdf)
• registration form (online)

http://frank.mtsu.edu/~berc/

Economic Outlook Conference Sept. 24

conference brochure (pdf)

registration form (online)

BERC in the News

• Thousands Of Manufacturing Jobs May Come To Mid-State (with video, News Channel 5, Sept. 4): "David Penn ... said it was no secret why employers are looking at Middle Tennessee ... 'a wide range of skills ...a perfect location ... top of the line transportation network, plus an eager work force.' If Murfreesboro does not land the new Harley Davidson plant ... being in the running [is] enough to pique the interest of other companies."
  
  
• Uneven Economic Jolt (Chattanooga Times Free Press, Sept. 6): "David Penn ... said most of the impact from the stimulus plan is yet to come.'"
  
  
• What Are 100 New Jobs Worth? (Tullahoma News, Sept. 6): "Dr. David Penn ... said, with payroll from the business alone being $2.6 million in the first year, it's definitely worth the effort to recruit this new industry."

Labor Force Indicators

Labor force, unemployment for Tennessee and major MSAs -
http://www.mtsu.edu/~berc/updates.html

Regions CEO to Address Conference

• MTSU Annual Economic Outlook, Sept. 24, 2009 (Daily News Journal) -
• Registration: https://www.onlineregistrationcenter.com/register.asp?m=203&c=7068

"The conference is targeted especially to bankers, business owners and managers, community officials and leaders, as well as business and economics faculty and students — 'and to anyone interested in economic growth in the region and nation.'"

Tennessee Unemployment Claims

http://frank.mtsu.edu/~berc/claims.html - In the week ending August 22, seasonally adjusted weekly initial claims for unemployment insurance in Tennessee was 10,932, down from 11,596 in the previous week.

Midstate Economic Indicators

Second Quarter Not as Bad as First -
http://frank.mtsu.edu/~berc/msei/sum09/text.html -
"Perhaps the only good thing one could say about the second quarter for the middle Tennessee economy is that it was not as bad as the first quarter...."