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Current Publications

Subcounty (Place) Population Data for Tennessee, 2008  
The Economic Impact of The University of Tennessee, Knoxville on the State of Tennessee:  Academic Year 2006-2007  
The Economic Benefits of the U.S. Department of Energy for the State of Tennessee, 2008  
Tennessee Business and Economic Outlook, Spring 2009
Annual Resident Total Population Estimates and Components of Change:  Tennessee Counties, 2000 to 2008 
Information about Census 2010
Annual Population Estimates and Components of Change:  U.S. , States and Puerto Rico, July 2008   
The Impact of TennCare: A Survey of Recipients, 2008
Business Attitudes Towards Education in Tennessee
County Resident Population Estimates by Age, Sex, Race, & Hispanic Origin for Tennessee: 2000 to 2007 
Education Crossroads (A Report for the Tennessee Comptroller of the Treasury)
Looking for Opportunity in Tennessee's Manufacturing Sector (A Report for the UT Institute for Public Service)
The State of Manufacturing in Tennessee
 

Current Economic Indicators

Unemployment Rate (SA)
     U.S.: 0.1 pts (9.5% June 2009)
     Tennessee: 0.8 pt (10.7% (p) May 2009)
U.S. Payroll Employment

decrease467,000(p) in June 2009
U.S. Average Hourly Earnings
$0.00 (p) in June 2009
U.S. Consumer Price Index
0.1% (May 2009 SA Index 212.9)
U.S. Consumer Confidence Index 
14.1 pts (May 2009 Index 54.9 1985=100)
U.S. Leading Index
1.2% (May 2009 Index 100.2 2004=100)
TN Unemployment Insurance Claims
decrease7.7%  (May 2009 49,025 Initial Claims)


p preliminary  /  NSA not seasonally adjusted  /  SA seasonally adjusted / pts points
month-to-month change:  increaseincrease      decreasedecrease      no change

 

CBER  in the media

Recent articles, wire service bulletins, and more

June 25, 2009
Bill Fox:  "Amazon Fights Sales Tax Drive, Despite Modest Impact" (The Wall Street Journal, Scott Morrison, Dow Jones Newswires)

June 15, 2009
Bill Fox:  "Report: UT Impact Reaches $915 Million" (Nashville Business Journal)

May 15, 2009
Bill Fox:  "Towns Feel Sting of Dealer Closings" (The Tennessean, G. Chambers Williams III)

May 11, 2009
Matt Murray: "Economy Spurs Demand for Literacy Programs" (NPR, Matt Shafer Powell)

May 11, 2009

Bill Fox:  "Tennessee Tops ‘Big Deal’ List.  Investments for 2009 Reach $2.2 Billion" (Chattanooga Times Free Press, Dave Flessner)

May 7, 2009
Matt Murray: "Tennessee Economic Report Sees Hope but Long Recovery" (Forbes.com)

April 13, 2009
Bill Fox:  "Delaware Too Reliant on Revenue from Gaming, Critics Charge" (Delaware Online/The News Journal, Cris Barrish)

February 12, 2009
Bill Fox appeared on the FOX News Network to discuss state taxesMore "CBER in the Media".
 

 

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