Updates

From The Washington Business Journal: Greater Washington’s job growth in the second half of 2016 has been revised downward and that has regional economists worried about the region’s resilience in the face of potential federal spending cuts. The D.C. region added 55,600 jobs in 2016, according to final data released Tuesday by the Bureau of…

From The Morning Call: Hardware stores that hawk rock salt and landscapers who moonlight by plowing snow may be hearing a cha-ching sound at the approach of a major snowstorm, but for most Lehigh Valley businesses, keeping the wheels of commerce grinding is a challenge at the very least. Some, like Keith Royal, owner of…

From The Atlantic: Expansions don’t die of old age, economists say. But President Trump still seems likely to face a contraction. The unemployment rate at 4.7 percent. Employers adding 235,000 workers a month. Consumer confidence at its highest level since 2001. The stock market rallying to new territory. Jobless claims flirting with a 44-year low.…

From The Washington Post: The Washington area experienced far less job growth last year than previously reported, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Monday, raising new concerns about the health of the local economy as the region awaits President Trump’s proposal to rein in the size of the federal workforce. The metropolitan area added just…