Is Local Economy Turning Around?
The Tampa Bay Workforce Alliance cites lower unemployment figures as a positive sign the economy is turning around. Do you agree that economic conditions are improving?
Hillsborough County’s unemployment rate is on the decline and officials from the Tampa Bay Workforce Alliance point to that as a positive sign the area’s economy is making a comeback. “The economy is definitely turning around here,” said Ed Peachey, the alliance’s president and chief executive officer, during the Feb. 6 Hillsborough County Commission meeting. Peachy and his staff were at the meeting to present a quarterly report to commissioners on the status of Hillsborough’s employment scene. According to Peachy, the Tampa Bay area recently ranked second in the nation among the 49th largest metro areas in regard to drops in unemployment rates. The figures released show nearly a 2 percentage point drop in Tampa Bay's unemployment rate …
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Charles Eldredge
8:43 am on Wednesday, February 13, 2013
I see some improvement, but it is small and tenuous. I agree with both of the previous comments. Except I believe the 1 percent seem to have our govt ....both the republicans and democratics, as well as the media, pretty much locked up. They use them to create division. My favorite banner from the middle east protests: "Division Promotes Corruption". Until the citizens of this nation, and the … more ›