期刊名称：Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis - Regional Economist
出版年度：2014
出版社：Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
摘要：S ince the recession officially ended in June 2009, the U.S. economy has experienced steady growth in jobs at a pace of about 1.5 percent per year. However, the recovery has not been unifor m across sectors of the econ- omy or across regions. Take, for example, the four major metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs) in the Eighth District: St. Louis; Little Rock, Ark.; Louisville, Ky.; and Memphis, Tenn. Employment growth in the Louisville MSA ha s been the fastest, with the manufacturing sector contributing the most jobs. Growth in the three other MSAs has been slightly below the national rate. Which sectors are d riving the recoveries in these four MSAs. An exa mination of common perfor mance metrics helps to identif y them
