Personal income growth grew to 1.4 percent during the third quarter of 2007 from 0.9 percent during the second quarter. The Bureau of Economic Analysis is also reporting that state-by-state personal income growth rates during the third quarter ranged from 0.8 percent to 3.6 percent, with growth accelerating or holding steady in all but 11 [...]
Continue reading …December job cuts plunged 39 percent to 44,416 from 73,140 during November, making it the second lowest job-reduction total for 2007, behind the 42,897 during July. The December figures were also 18.7 percent lower than the same month a year ago when employers announced 54,643 job cuts, according to a Challenger, Gray and Christmas update [...]
Continue reading …If it seems to you that more and more people are moving to Colorado every year, you’re right. The U.S. Census Bureau reported yesterday that that state’s population grew by 2 percent, or 95,267 people, between July 1, 2006, and July 1, 2007. That puts the state’s population at 4.8 million and ranks it as [...]
Continue reading …In view of the 4,800 additional soldiers and new brigade combat team that have been assigned to Fort Carson, an obvious question might be “Will the existing post be able to handle all the new folks?” While it’s still too early to get a reading from the Department of the Army on specific future plans [...]
Continue reading …Higher education in Colorado accounts for $4.25 billion in wages and salaries, according to a study released yesterday [630Kb pdf] by the Adams Group. The analysis counted 57,675 people working in higher education in Colorado, with another 39,888 indirect or induced jobs. The $4.25 billion figure comes from the assumption that the jobs pay the [...]
Continue reading …The nation’s unemployment rate held steady at 4.7 percent during November as employers continued to hire at a moderate pace, according to a Labor Department report released late last week. Employers added a net 94,000 jobs to their payrolls during November, down from an unexpected gain of 170,000 jobs during October. The jobless rate has [...]
Continue reading …Don’t hate our neighbors to the north because they’re rich. Eight Denverites made Forbes’ 2007 list of the world’s wealthiest, up from six the previous year. EchoStar CEO Charlie Ergen leads the Colorado list, with his fortune growing to $10 billion from $6.7 billion during 2005. Qwest founder Philip Anschutz saw his wealth increase to [...]
Continue reading …My column in last Friday’s CSBJ seems to have caused some healthy discourse. The CEO of some company that I have never met at the dozens of community functions I attend every month says I should get involved in the community. You think? While the emails are coming in spouting all the good things the [...]
Continue reading …Young professionals in Colorado Springs don’t have a very bright outlook about the future of their careers here. Results from a joint survey [800Kb pdf] between The Colorado Springs Economic Development Corp. and the Colorado Springs Young Professionals show young up-and-comers believe there’s a lack of professional career opportunities in Colorado Springs. Even though 58 [...]
Continue reading …Be careful how you smile around the office – it says a lot about your professionalism. Raise your eyebrows with a smile and your flirting. Curl up the edges of your mouth while your brow is furled and could be perceived as condescending. That’s what Patti Wood, self-proclaimed body language expert and author of Success [...]
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