Center for Business and Economic Research
Position Announcement
Posted Mar. 8, 2012
CBER News and Events
The Tennessee State Data Center with host the annual TN SDC Affiliate Meeting on Wednesday, May 23, 2012, at the Sheraton Nashville Downtown Hotel. Click here for more information.
May 15, 2012
Current Publications
- Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties of Tennessee: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2011
- An Economic Report to the Governor of the State of Tennessee: The State's Economic Outlook, January 2012
- Population Projections for Tennessee and Counties by Gender and Age Group, 2015-2040
// unprotected data file - Population Projections for Tennessee Places, 2015-2040
- Annual Estimates of the Population for the United States, Regions, States, and Puerto Rico: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2011
- The Impact of TennCare: A Survey of Recipients, 2011
- Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics for Tennessee, Counties and Municipalities: Census 2010
- Families First 2010 Case Characteristics Study, Prepared for the Tennessee Department of Human Services.
- Basic Education Program 2.0 (BEP) County Fiscal Capacity Inputs: 2011
- 2010 Census Population for Tennessee Counties Data and map
- Business Attitudes Towards Education in Tennessee
- Education Crossroads (A Report for the Tennessee Comptroller of the Treasury)
Current Economic Indicators
U.S. Unemployment Rate (SA) 0.1 pt (8.1% Apr 2012) |
U.S. Consumer Price Index 0.3% (Mar 2012 SA Index 229.1) |
| TN Unemployment Rate (SA) 0.1 pts (7.9%(p) Mar 2012) |
U.S. Consumer Confidence® Index 0.3 pts (Apr 2012 Index 69.2, 1985=100) |
| U.S. Payroll Employment115,000(p) in Apr 2012 |
U.S. Leading Index0.3% (Mar 2012 Index: 95.7, 2004=100) |
| U.S. Average Hourly Earnings$0.01(p) in Apr 2012 |
TN Unemployment Insurance Claims0.04% (24,092 Initial Claims, Mar 2012) |
| p preliminary / SA seasonally adjusted / pts points month-to-month change: increase decrease  no change |
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CBER in the Media
| April 17, 2012 Bill Fox: "Chattanooga Reinvents Itself, at Its Own Pace" (Dawn Wotapka, The Wall Street Journal) |
| April 10, 2012 Bill Fox: "Fate of Online Sales Tax Unclear" (Jonathan Shapiro, PBS Atlanta) |
| March 6, 2012 CBER Study: "Local Leaders Lobbying for Internet Sales Tax" (Ryan Holeywell, GOVERNING) |
| February 14, 2012 Matthew Murray: "State Rebounding from Economic Slump" (Bob Fowler, KnoxNews.com) |
| October 27, 2011 Bill Fox: "State/Local Government Continues to Drag" (Conor Dougherty, The Wall Street Journal) |
| October 14, 2011 Don Bruce: "Illinois' Business Climate Ooutshines Its Neighbors': Tax Burden in Illinois Lower than Neighbors" (Chicago Business) |
| October 2, 2011 Matthew Murray: "Arizona Budget Slashing Reshapes State" (Mary Jo Pitzl, The Arizona Republic) |