Western Economic Developments

Executive Summary The Twelfth District continued on a solid economic growth path in the first quarter of 1996. As of March, District employment was 2.6 percent above its year-earlier level, and growth during the first quarter of 1996 was slightly above that pace. California continued on a moderate growth path, as did Idaho, and the […]

Executive Summary Recently revised payroll employment figures reveal solid Twelfth District economic performance in late 1995 and early 1996, spurred by job growth in California that accelerated over much of 1995. In addition, the District still contains four of the five fastest-growing states in the nation. Rapid expansion in the service, trade, and construction sectors […]