Center for Business & Economic Research, University of Tennessee

CBER Employment Opportunities

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CBER Conference

Mobility and Tax Policy: Do Yesterday's Taxes Fit Tomorrow's Economy?

The conference will be held October 2–3, 2008, in the Glocker Business Administration Building, at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville.
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CBER News and Events

Don Bruce will make two presentations at the 48th Annual Workshop of the National Association for Welfare Research and Statistics in Nashville, Tennessee, August 17—20.
- Evaluating Outcomes in a Performance-Based Contracting Model with Linda Daugherty, Social Work Office of Research & Public Service, The University of Tennessee (UT-SWORPS)
- Tennessee's Family Assistance Longitudinal Survey: Origin to Application with Sissie Hadjiharalambous and Linda Daugherty, UT-SWORPS and Kerry Mullins, Tennessee Department of Human Services
The workshop is sponsored by the Tennessee Department of Human Services.

Current Publications

Subcounty (Place) Population Data for Tennessee, 2007

Tennessee Business and Economic Outlook, Spring 2008

Education Crossroads (A Report for the Tennessee Comptroller of the Treasury)

School-to-Work: Do Tennessee's Higher Education Graduates Work in Tennessee? Part 3. Employment and Earnings Trends by Field of Study.

Annual Population Estimates and Components of Change: U.S. and States, July 2007

Looking for Opportunity in Tennessee's Manufacturing Sector (A Report for the UT Institute for Public Service)

School-to-Work: Do Tennessee's Higher Education Graduates Work in Tennessee? Part 2. Employment and Earnings Trends by Institution.

School-to-Work: Do Tennessee's Higher Education Graduates Work in Tennessee? Part 1. State-level Labor Market and Earnings Trends.

County Population Data for Tennessee, 2007

The State of Manufacturing in Tennessee

Current Economic Indicators

Unemployment Rate (SA)
U.S.:

0 pt (5.5% June 2008)
Tennessee:

0.1 pt (6.5% (p) June 2008)
U.S. Payroll Employment

62,000(p) in June 2008
U.S. Average Hourly Earnings

$0.06 (p) in June 2008

U.S. Consumer Price Index

1.1% (June 2008 SA Index 217.4)
U.S. Consumer Confidence Index

7.7 pts (June 2008 Index 50.4 1985=100)
U.S. Leading Index

0.1% (June 2008 Index 101.7 2004=100)
U.S. Help-Wanted Advertising Index

1 pt (May 2008 Index 17, 1987=100)

p preliminary / NSA not seasonally adjusted / SA seasonally adjusted / pts points

month-to-month change:

increase

decrease

no change

Proposed Glocker Building

CBER in the media

Recent articles, wire service bulletins, and more

July 16, 2008
Bill Fox: "VW's Choice Eases Chattanooga's Past Auto Snubs" (Forbes.com, Bill Poovey, Associated Press)

May 22, 2008
Bill Fox discusses tax amnesties in: "Markell Outlines Fiscal Plan" (The News Journal, Wilmington, Delaware, Beth Miller)

May 11, 2008
Bill Fox: "Tennessee Sales Tax Slumps in Current Downturn" (Chattanooga Times Free Press, Dave Flessner)

May 8, 2008
Matt Murray: "UT Economists Offer ’Bleak’ Forecast for State, Nation" (Knox News-Sentinel, Associated Press, Knoxville, TN)

April 16, 2008
Bill Fox : "Thousands Report, Pay Out-of-State Sales Tax" (Kansas.com, Jeannine Koranda, Topeka, KS)

April 7, 2008
Bill Fox : "Econ Expert Warns State about Tax Slowdown" (The Tennessean, Theo Emery, Nashville)

February 20, 2008
Bill Fox editorial: "Fed Takes Short View, Sacrifices Credibility" (The Tennessean, Nashville)

February 15, 2008
Matt Murray: " Report Looks at Link between Education, Quality of Life in State" (Education Week, Associated Press)

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