Deunionization In Wisconsin And Metro Milwaukee

Something tells me the decline in unionization has contributed to Wisconsin's terrible economic performance. I do know the accelerated decline in unionization and the terrible economy in Wisconsin are both the result of know-nothing Scott Walker.

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7 State Doing Worse Than The Rest
Large Tax Cuts Haven't Spurred Job Growth

7 States Doing Worse Than The Rest

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For Further Reading:

Continued Focus On Tax Cuts Does Little To Improve Job Growth

Wisconsin Continues Going The Wrong Way

State Coincident Indexes

The Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia has released the coincident indexes for the 50 states for May 2013. In the past month, the indexes increased in 33 states, decreased in eight states, and remained stable in nine, for a one-month diffusion index of 50. Over the past three months, the indexes increased in 43 states, decreased in five, and remained stable in two, for a three-month diffusion index of 76. For comparison purposes, the Philadelphia Fed has also developed a similar coincident index for the entire United States. The Philadelphia Fed’s U.S. index rose 0.2 percent in May and 0.7 percent over the past three months.