Economic and Financial Databases

Maintained by Albert E. DePrince, Jr., updated through Oct. 30: http://frank.mtsu.edu/~berc/database.html

• National Economic Activity
• Interest Rates
• Industrial Sector
• Household Sector
• International Data
• Money and Credit
• Tennessee Data

Revised Economic Indicators

For Nashville MSA, September:
http://frank.mtsu.edu/~berc/updatestables.html

Employment Updates

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

Nonfarm Employment: Nashville and Tennessee (Oct. 29)

Unemployment: Tennessee Initial and Continued Claims (Oct. 29) - In the week ending October 17, seasonally adjusted weekly initial claims for unemployment insurance in Tennessee totaled 10,407, little changed from 10,302 in the previous week.

Recent Updates

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

Labor Force Data for Tennessee by Month

• State and MSA (Oct. 28)
• County (Oct. 28)

Building Permits: Tennessee, Midstate, and Nashville (Oct. 28)

Gov. Bredesen Leads Second Mission to China

From the Tennessean: "If China were to retaliate against the tire tariffs, it could hurt auto parts more than chicken. Transportation equipment amounted to $37 million worth of the state's exports to China last year.... By comparison, Tennessee sent $4 million worth of chicken to China ... according to Steve Livingston."

Port's Regional Study Recommends $35 Million Investment

From Dyersburg State Gazette: "You're going to start attracting new businesses to the area and/or retain existing businesses," said [BERC Associate Director Murat] Arik. "Once you create some job opportunities ... you're going to also stabilize the population dynamics."

Tennessee Initial and Continued Unemployment Claims

http://frank.mtsu.edu/~berc/claims.html -
In the week ending October 2, seasonally adjusted weekly initial claims for unemployment insurance in Tennessee totaled 10,806, compared with 11,023 in the previous week.

River Port in Line for $35M Grant from Feds

From the Union City Messenger: "Dr. Arik believes that if this port project is built, it would cut the poverty rate of this area by about 50 percent." [Jimmy Williamson, manager of Dyersburg Electric System, chairman of the Northwest Tennessee Port Authority, referring to port study by MTSU BERC Associate Director Murat Arik]

• http://www.nwtntoday.com/news.php?viewStory=32593 ;
• http://frank.mtsu.edu/~berc/cateslanding.html

Labor Force Indicators

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

Cates Landing Presentation

Contributions of Proposed Investment in the Northwest Tennessee Regional Port at Cates Landing to the Regional Economy -

http://frank.mtsu.edu/~berc/presentations.html -

presented to Northwest Tennessee Regional Port Authority, Dyersburg, TN, by BERC Associate Director Murat Arik

Building Permits

For Tennessee, Midstate, and Nashvlle: through August - http://frank.mtsu.edu/~berc/database.html

New Feature

Labor Force Data for Tennessee and MSAs by Month -

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

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 Weekly Unemployment Claims

http://frank.mtsu.edu/~berc/claims.html - In the week ending September 19, seasonally adjusted weekly initial claims for unemployment insurance in Tennessee totaled 11,159 compared with 10,953 in the previous week.