There is a concerted effort for the state to emerge as a post-pandemic economic leader.
How is Georgia’s economy faring these days?
There is good news, to an extent. Though the state’s unemployment rate ticked up in July, unemployment remained near historical lows (3.4%) — and lower than the national rate of 4.3 percent. According to one Georgia chief executive, “There is no material stress building up in the labor market.”
Continue reading at The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
Edward Timmons, PhD, is a senior fellow at the Archbridge Institute and a service associate professor of economics and director of the Knee Regulatory Research Center at the John Chambers School of Business and Economics at West Virginia University. He is regularly asked to provide expert testimony in state legislatures across the US on occupational licensing reform and the practice authority of nurse practitioners. His work is heavily cited by the popular press, and he has authored numerous articles for media publications.
Economics of Flourishing
There is a concerted effort for the state to emerge as a post-pandemic economic leader.
How is Georgia’s economy faring these days?
There is good news, to an extent. Though the state’s unemployment rate ticked up in July, unemployment remained near historical lows (3.4%) — and lower than the national rate of 4.3 percent. According to one Georgia chief executive, “There is no material stress building up in the labor market.”
Continue reading at The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
Edward Timmons
Edward Timmons, PhD, is a senior fellow at the Archbridge Institute and a service associate professor of economics and director of the Knee Regulatory Research Center at the John Chambers School of Business and Economics at West Virginia University. He is regularly asked to provide expert testimony in state legislatures across the US on occupational licensing reform and the practice authority of nurse practitioners. His work is heavily cited by the popular press, and he has authored numerous articles for media publications.
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