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Jobless Rate Isn’t the Whole Story of Economy’s Health

April 9, 2014

By Jonathan Drapkin / For the Times Herald-Record

One of the most highly reported numbers about the state of the economy has always been the unemployment rate.

It is the gold standard of economic measures. Or maybe I should say “was.” For some very legitimate reasons, the use of the unemployment rate to take the […]

2017-11-27T14:15:23+00:00 April 9th, 2014|Categories: Columns & Op-Ed Articles, News|Tags: , , , , , |
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Thanking Gov. Cuomo, and Wanting More

December 23, 2013

By Jonathan Drapkin / For the Times Herald-Record

It’s the holiday season — time for people to make lists of what they want. Sometimes they get the items on their lists, and sometimes they don’t.

In the world of economic development and government, a whole lot of list-making has been going on. Over the past […]

2017-11-27T14:15:23+00:00 December 23rd, 2013|Categories: Columns & Op-Ed Articles, News|Tags: , , , , , , |
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