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I don't care enough to argue over this. I just shared what I read and took from the article. But, perhaps you're right? Maybe there is one gigantic conspiracy plotting against Columbia..? If there is, then it's not working very well. Columbia seems to be doing fine. I'm not sure why people are up in arms over this, unless they just want to play the victim.
I'm not saying this article should have included Columbia. I'm just saying that based on what I have observed for nearly 30 years, I'm not surprised it didn't. After a while one starts to feel like it's not just their imagination.
I don't care enough to argue over this. I just shared what I read and took from the article. But, perhaps you're right? Maybe there is one gigantic conspiracy plotting against Columbia..? If there is, then it's not working very well. Columbia seems to be doing fine. I'm not sure why people are up in arms over this, unless they just want to play the victim.
LOL....I think conspiracy is a little dramatic. I just thought that it was interesting to see how Yandle glossed over a lot of relevant economic information. While not the best economist in SC, he's better than that. Maybe it is The News who edited out what he said.
So the article did NOT mention Columbia, but you just assume it is doing better? Hmmm...interesting. You may want to check last months official unemployment numbers for Richland and Greenville Counties. Richland is full point worse on the unemployment number.
Columbia also extends into Lexington County which also has the lowest unemployment in the state. But I don't see why the largest city and second largest county and largest metro in the entire state would be left out. That would seem like data people would want to know
Sorry this has gotten off track a little, it may have started with my observation about ignoring Columbia in the article. Although some in Greenville are intent on misrepresenting economic facts with regards to Columbia (and the city in general), I would hope that Bruce Yandle is above the politics of Clemson to intentionally leave out the state's largest metro when discussing the state's economy because it is home to Carolina. The Greenville News, I am not so sure, maybe someone has friends at the News and can help understand what they write.
Anyway, hope we can talk about the article a little more. I'll admit, I was surprised to see no job growth. I have not looked at BLS but, I have to believe something is offsetting any gains. We do get a bump from BMW's growth which is not measured in these stats. A lot of BMW management does live in Greenville. That won't get us back to normal pre-recession levels, but it does help clarify the data a little.
Columbia also extends into Lexington County which also has the lowest unemployment in the state. But I don't see why the largest city and second largest county and largest metro in the entire state would be left out. That would seem like data people would want to know
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You may want to check last months official unemployment numbers for Richland and Greenville Counties. Richland is full point worse on the unemployment number.
