I'm surprised by the dates in this article. No, it isn't November 2 to November 7. It's September 2003 to September 2004! Apparently the JS chose not to report on ANY economic news (worst economy since Hoover notwithstanding) so as not to impact the election."From September 2003 to September 2004, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the four-county metropolitan area added 21,500 jobs.
That's more than were added in Chicago, Atlanta, Los Angeles, Dallas or Minneapolis-St. Paul. It's more, in fact, than were added in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa or Minnesota.
'Basically,' said Marc Levine, director of the Center for Economic Development at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, 'I think the bottom line is it's good news.'"
"As the time is short, I will leave out all the flattery, and retain all the criticism." - Henry David Thoreau
Sunday, November 07, 2004
Maybe they didn't want to affect the election?
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel finally sees some GOOD economic news:
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