By Adam Pagnucco. This series has discussed a lot of economic data but let’s change the subject to you, the reader. Who are you? Are you an advocate for funding…
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It’s the Economy, Stupid: Proprietor Income
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By Adam Pagnucco. Here is a huge part of our economy that is largely untracked by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: proprietors. This is how the U.S. Bureau of…
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It’s the Economy, Stupid: Average Wages
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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…
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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…
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It’s the Economy, Stupid: Personal Income
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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…
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It’s the Economy, Stupid: GDP Per Capita
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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…
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It’s the Economy, Stupid: GDP
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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…
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It’s the Economy, Stupid: Population
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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…
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It’s the Economy, Stupid: Introduction
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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…
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MoCo Loses Population Two Years in a Row
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By Adam Pagnucco. According to new data released by the U.S. Census Bureau, Montgomery County has lost population two years in a row. That has not happened in a very…