64°F12:08 PM Two economic data points updated yesterday by the Federal Reserve show that daffodils aren't the only things blooming in Kentucky. As of the fourth quarter of 2011, Kentucky per capita income finally reached pre-recession levels, and the Federal Reserve's leading index forecasts Kentucky economic activity at levels not seen in the better part of a generation.
I've noticed a lot of people commenting on various articles circulating online that musicians should just play for the 'love of music.' Musicians first starting out in the professional music scene take any gig they can get to gain exposure and experience.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics has released its revised unemployment figures for January and they show that the unemployment rate in Kentucky fell two tenths of a percent, putting it at 8.8%. This extends a series of favorable reports that, since last summer, have shown a consistently improving jobs picture. It also shows, however, that at this rate of growth it will still be many years until the jobs lost during the Great Recession are replaced.
The father and son Paul duo, Ron and Rand, have been pointing to the Federal Reserve's low interest rates, primarily under the Bush administration, as the primary factor in creating the housing bubble. If we do some root cause analysis on this, we find that the Fed's low interest rates were a contributing factor, but they were not the only contributing factor, and they were also not even the primary factor.
If you're in the category of "Job Seeker", one that seems to be growing larger and larger every day, then the New Albany-Floyd County Public Library has just the thing for you.
Every Tuesday, beginning May 17, they will be hosting a Job Club at their facility located at 180 West Spring Street in New Albany, Indiana. The club will focus on issues such as online application issues, techniques to organize a job search, technology tips, and job announcements. The meetings will last about 45 minutes.