Mike Maciag

Recent Articles

• Government Employment Changes Little as Job Growth Slows
• Apr 5, 2013
• The U.S. economy added only 88,000 jobs last month, far below economists' expectations.

• The Metro Economies Most Dependent on Manufacturing Jobs
• Apr 5, 2013
• Manufacturing jobs account for a sizable portion of the employment base in many regions. Read our analysis of the top 10 areas, along with data for more than 300 metro areas.

• Survey Ranks Most (and Least) Small Business-Friendly States, Cities
• Apr 2, 2013
• A new survey of nearly 8,000 small businesses rates state and metro area business climates, providing clues to what these economic engines value most.
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• Unemployment Rate Falls in 22 States
• Mar 29, 2013
• View updated jobs data for each state.

• How Smaller Cities Hold onto Major Employers and Grow
• Mar 29, 2013
• When a city’s economy depends mostly on one employer, local leaders will go to great lengths to make them happy. But to survive, towns need to attract new businesses.

• Immigrant Population Growing Faster Than Natives in Many Metro Areas
• Mar 26, 2013
• New census estimates find international migration surpassed domestic population growth in 135 metro areas. View data showing which metro areas are welcoming the most immigrants.

• New Transparency Grades Issued for States
• Mar 26, 2013
• A new report finds all 50 states now maintain online spending transparency websites. View grades issued for each state.

• Data Shows County-to-County Migration Patterns
• Mar 20, 2013
• New census figures estimate where residents are moving across county borders. View data for your area.

• Metro Areas in South, Western U.S. Record Largest Population Gains
• Mar 14, 2013
• Census data signals nearly all the nation’s fastest-growing metro areas are concentrated in the South and western U.S. View new population estimates for each area.

• Which Transit Agencies Added, Lost Riders Last Year?
• Mar 11, 2013
• Data released this week finds Americans made a record 10.5 billion trips in 2012. View totals for 113 different transit systems.

• State of the State Addresses: What Are Governors' Priorities?
• Mar 11, 2013
• We've summarized all the key issues governors talked about in their speeches to kick off legislative sessions.

• State Governments Continue Slashing Payrolls
• Mar 8, 2013
• State governments cut 53,000 jobs over the past five months, with education employees being hardest hit.
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• Which Government Services Are Citizens Most, Least Satisfied With?
• Mar 6, 2013
• See how certain municipal services score in citizen satisfaction surveys.
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• Disability Rate Among Government Benefit Recipients Varies
• Feb 28, 2013
• Nearly a third of all beneficiaries of income-based assistance from the federal government or states reported a disability in 2011.
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• Visualizing Governors' State of the State Addresses
• Feb 25, 2013
• What words were uttered most often in governors' State of the State addresses this year?