By Adam Pagnucco. Last time, we looked at wage and salary employment growth and found that we lagged most of the region over the last decade and the last twenty…
Economy
By Adam Pagnucco. Now let’s look at wage and salary employment. Statistics on this measure have garnered some negative headlines for Montgomery County over the years. Most studies examine data…
It’s the Economy, Stupid: Personal Income
By Adam Pagnucco. Here is how the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis defines personal income. Income received by persons from all sources. It includes income received from participation in production…
It’s the Economy, Stupid: GDP Per Capita
By Adam Pagnucco. Last time, we looked at MoCo’s gross domestic product (GDP). Now let’s look at GDP per capita. The U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis defines GDP as “The…
It’s the Economy, Stupid: GDP
By Adam Pagnucco. In our prior post, we saw how our population growth has stalled – a trend that has also impacted D.C. and parts of Northern Virginia. Now let’s…
By Adam Pagnucco. The county council’s Office of Legislative Oversight (OLO) has struck again, telling the council that another one of their bills will hurt the economy. (They did this…
It’s the Economy, Stupid: Population
By Adam Pagnucco. In each post in this series, we are going to examine one key stat on Montgomery County’s economy. Let’s start with one of the measures that affects…
It’s the Economy, Stupid: Introduction
By Adam Pagnucco. I was a young man when I first heard political consultant James Carville utter one of the most famous lines in political history. Carville was a political…
Are Rent Increases Out of Control?
By Adam Pagnucco. Rent control supporters frequently allege astronomical rent hikes in making their case for tough legislation such as the Jawando-Mink-Elrich rent control bill. Statements in support of that…
By Adam Pagnucco. The county council’s Office of Legislative Oversight (OLO) has released economic impact statements on the council’s two rent control bills and they conclude what the overwhelming majority…