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Housing Price Index

2013-05-23T15:55:00.000-05:00

http://capone.mtsu.edu/berc/tacir/hpisummary.html Updated through 1st quarter for Tennessee and 10 metropolitan areas

Updated Economic Indicators

2013-05-23T15:51:00.000-05:00

http://mtsu.edu/berc/tacir Seasonally adjusted nonfarm employment for Tennessee increased 4,500 in April due to gains in education and health services and professional and business services. Over the year, nonfarm employment is up 47,900, but the rate of growth has slowed since January. Tennessee unemployment rate increased again in April, rising to 8.0% in contrast with a falling

Employment Growth by Industry

2013-05-23T15:49:00.000-05:00

http://www.mtsu.edu/~berc/tacir/tennesseejobs.html Heat tables and summary tables for the state and 10 MSAs through April Chattanooga MSA Clarksville MSA Cleveland MSA Jackson MSA Johnson City MSA Kingsport-Bristol MSA Knoxville MSA Memphis MSA Morristown MSA Nashville MSA Tennessee

Tennessee Housing Market 1st Quarter 2013

2013-05-13T10:02:00.000-05:00

http://capone.mtsu.edu/berc/housingbrief.html Job creation accelerated in the 1st quarter, but the housing market did not.... [Download pdf] [See Flash page-flip view]

Alum's Nobel Prize Returning to MTSU

2013-05-08T10:22:00.001-05:00

http://www.dnj.com/article/20130508/NEWS07/305080038 MTSU alum James M. Buchanan's 1986 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences is returning to campus in a ceremony honoring his life. [Read more at Daily News Journal ]

Nashville Nonprofit Sector Economic Study

2013-05-06T14:17:00.003-05:00

The nonprofit sector contributed $20.9 billion to the regional economy in 2011, according to a BERC study for the Center for Nonprofit Management. [ See Tennessean article | download entire study pdf ]

Updated State and MSA Economic Indicators

2013-05-01T09:43:00.000-05:00

http://mtsu.edu/berc/tacir Seasonally adjusted nonfarm employment for Tennessee dipped 6,600 jobs in March, the first monthly decline since July 2012. Growth over the year remains positive, with employment up 45,000. The highest over-the-year growth rates are in the Cleveland MSA (5.5%) and Nashville MSA (2.8%). Tennessee unemployment rate continues to rise steadily, increasing to 7.9% in

Employment Growth by Industry

2013-04-25T13:15:00.004-05:00

http://www.mtsu.edu/~berc/tacir/tennesseejobs.html Heat tables and summary tables for the state and 10 MSAs through March Chattanooga MSA Clarksville MSA Cleveland MSA Jackson MSA Johnson City MSA Kingsport-Bristol MSA Knoxville MSA Memphis MSA Morristown MSA Nashville MSA Tennessee

Former MTSU Economics Prof to Receive Congressional Gold Medal

2013-04-12T13:13:00.001-05:00

http://mtsunews.com/yunus-congressional-gold-medal/ "Dr. Muhammad Yunus, who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2006, will be presented with the Congressional Gold Medal at 11 a.m. EDT Wednesday, April 17, at a ceremony in the U.S. Capitol rotunda. From 1969 to 1972, Yunus was an assistant professor of economics at MTSU, where he taught both macroeconomics and microeconomics." [Read more....]

Arik to Present Macroeconomic U.S. Outlook

2013-04-11T15:19:00.000-05:00

http://c2er.org/conference/2013/ BERC Associate Director Murat Arik will give a macroeconomic U.S. outlook presentation at the C2ER (Council for Community and Economic Research) conference in Nashville on May 22. [conference registration information]

Updated Economic Indicators

2013-04-11T12:10:00.000-05:00

http://mtsu.edu/berc/tacir Seasonally adjusted nonfarm employment for TN gained 58,400 jobs over the year in Feb., up 2.2%. Private-sector growth was substantially higher at 2.7%. Newly revised figures show strong job growth over the year for Cleveland MSA (up 5.0%) and Nashville MSA (up 3.9%). TN unemployment rate for Feb. 2013 ticked up slightly to 7.8%, showing little change over the past

Employment Growth by Industry

2013-04-08T14:38:00.001-05:00

http://www.mtsu.edu/~berc/tacir/tennesseejobs.html Heat tables and summary tables for the state and 10 MSAs through February Chattanooga MSA Clarksville MSA Cleveland MSA Jackson MSA Johnson City MSA Kingsport-Bristol MSA Knoxville MSA Memphis MSA Morristown MSA Nashville MSA Tennessee

Tennessee's Business: Workforce Development Rutherford

2013-03-20T13:58:00.001-05:00

http://capone.mtsu.edu/berc/tennbusiness.html Tennessee's Business features initiatives by: Rutherford County Chamber of Commerce Business Education Partnership State Collaborative on Reforming Education Destination Rutherford MTSU Engineering Technology Advisory Committee Tennessee Department of Education

Employment Growth by Industry

2013-03-20T13:51:00.002-05:00

http://www.mtsu.edu/~berc/tacir/tennesseejobs.html Heat tables and summary tables for the state and 10 MSAs through January Chattanooga MSA Clarksville MSA Cleveland MSA Jackson MSA Johnson City MSA Kingsport-Bristol MSA Knoxville MSA Memphis MSA Morristown MSA Nashville MSA Tennessee

Indicator Updates

2013-03-20T13:49:00.001-05:00

http://mtsu.edu/berc/tacir Seasonally adjusted initial claims for Tennessee fell dramatically in February, down 10% from the previous month, falling to 5,210 weekly claims on average for the month, the lowest level of monthly claims since at least 1990. This puts downward pressure on the future unemployment rate. Tennessee unemployment rate for January 2013 is about the same at 7.7% compared

Housing Construction

2013-03-01T16:15:00.001-06:00

http://mtsu.edu/berc/tacir Permits issued for single-family home construction in Tennessee climbed to 1,491 units in January, the highest since September 2008. The trend also improved. Eight of the state's 10 MSAs show over the-year increases in single-family home construction. Graphs: Tracking Tennessee's Economic Recovery

Tennessee State Sales Tax Collections

2013-02-22T11:39:00.001-06:00

http://mtsu.edu/berc/tacir State sales tax collections fell in January following a strong December. January collections are down slightly (-0.3%) over the year (seasonally adjusted) Graph: Tracking Tennessee's Economic Recovery

Updated Tennessee Economic Indicators

2013-02-19T15:54:00.000-06:00

http://mtsu.edu/berc/tacir Seasonally adjusted initial claims for unemployment insurance in TN increased in Jan. following a large decline in Dec. The less volatile trend continues to show improvement, however. Permits issued for single-family home construction in TN fell again in Dec, the 2nd monthly decline following a large increase in Oct. The trend continues to show improvement.

Expectations for Nashville Area Economy 2013

2013-02-19T15:45:00.001-06:00

http://goo.gl/G0UNt David Penn's Feb. 14 presentation to the Nashville Risk Management Association [presentation pdf]

Tennessee Housing Market

2013-02-19T15:41:00.002-06:00

http://www.mtsu.edu/~berc/housingbrief.html The Tennessee housing market continues to improve, especially single-family home construction. [4th Quarter 2012 report]

Global Commerce

2013-02-06T12:40:00.001-06:00

http://www.mtsu.edu/~berc/globalcommerce.html Dr. Steven Livingston assesses the impact of the recent global financial crash across counties. [more]

Employment Growth by Industry

2013-01-29T10:53:00.000-06:00

http://www.mtsu.edu/~berc/tacir/tennesseejobs.html Heat tables and summary tables for the state and 10 MSAs through December Chattanooga MSA Clarksville MSA Cleveland MSA Jackson MSA Johnson City MSA Kingsport-Bristol MSA Knoxville MSA Memphis MSA Morristown MSA Nashville MSA Tennessee

Tennessee's Business: Planning Middle Tennessee

2013-01-28T13:05:00.001-06:00

http://capone.mtsu.edu/berc/tennbusiness.html Tennessee's Business magazine on planning in middle Tennessee features articles on Cheatham, Davidson, Robertson, and Williamson counties as well as the city of Columbia. Cumberland Region Tomorrow articles explain collaborative planning efforts in the region. [table of contents]

Initial Claims

2013-01-18T12:47:00.002-06:00

mtsu.edu/berc/tacir Seasonally adjusted initial claims for unemployment insurance in Tennessee fell sharply in December to 5,504 from 6,942 in November. The trend shows little change from November. [Tracking Tennessee's Economic Recovery]

Sales Tax Collections

2013-01-18T12:24:00.000-06:00

mtsu.edu/berc/tacir State sales tax collections climbed 5.1% in December over the year after seasonal adjustment, the largest increase since June 2012. [Tracking Tennessee's Economic Recovery]