When Where is Why

Location, location, location. That adage is usually applied to real estate. But it also has a big impact on job, jobs, jobs. There are a few reasons why many Americans see a weak economy when most of the numbers are quite good. And those reasons can have a lot to do with where they live. “The U.S. economy has added some 19 million jobs in the past four years — all the jobs lost in the pandemic plus millions more. The comeback has been faster and more complete than any in recent decades, or maybe ever. But it has also been uneven.” NYT (Gift Article): The Geography of Unequal Recovery. “The patterns could have electoral implications: The battleground states that will help decide November’s presidential election include some of the biggest winners in the recovery — but also several of the losers.”