Bethany Mullin

Personal income rises, but our financial hardships remain.

The latest report on personal income growth shows that our income has risen for the second month in a row. In a report released on March 1, the Bureau of Economic Analysis reported that in January, our personal income increased...

Emory is the highest-ranked school in Georgia in the latest Forbes rankings

This week Forbes Magazine released its report on America's best colleges and universities. In the number one spot was Williams College, followed by Princeton University. Rounding out the top ten were Amherst College, the United States Military Academy...

Georgia lost the third highest number of jobs last month

In June Georgia lost the third highest number of jobs in the nation. According a report released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics this week, Georgia lost 31,200 jobs from June 2009 to June 2010. Only California and Colorado...

Prices in the Southeast are rising faster than elsewhere

The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported yesterday that the South is starting to see an increase in inflation. Prices in the South are rising at a higher rate that the rest of the United States. The consumer price index...

Georgia finishes out the year with one of the fastest growing unemployment rates

Yesterday the Bureau of Labor Statistics released its report on the unemployment rates in each state. The U.S. unemployment rate in December was 10.0 percent, unchanged since November. The Georgia unemployment rate was 10...

Georgia's personal income grew at 0.3 % in third quarter

Today the Bureau of Economic Analysis released its figures for personal income growth in each state for the third quarter. Personal income grew at a rate of 0.3 percent in the third quarter in Georgia. This growth...

Georgia leads the nation in the number of bank failures

Federal regulators closed three banks in Georgia yesterday, bringing the total of failed banks in Georgia to 24 banks. Illinois is second with 20 failed banks, and California is third with 15 failed banks.Greater Atlantic Bank in...

Unemployment in Georgia continues to grow faster than the rest of the U.S.

On November 20 the Bureau of Labor Statistics released its report on the unemployment rates in each state. The U.S. unemployment rate grew to 10.2 percent in October, up 0.4 percentage points from...

Prices in Atlanta are still falling while prices elsewhere are starting to increase

Prices in the Atlanta metropolitan area declined 1.1 % in October, while prices elsewhere in the U.S. rose by 0.1 %, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Prices in the Southeast in general rose 0...

Unemployment rate of uneducated workers is more than 3 times the rate for college educated workers

The unemployment rate hit a near-record high of 10.2% in October. Unfortunately, no sector of the economy has been untouched by the loss of jobs over the past year. This severe unemployment is reaching all industries, age...

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