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Can State Employment Declines Foretell National Business Cycles?

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Is it possible to predict national recessions by following the employment performance of specific states or regions? The author investigates this question from a historical perspective by comparing the employment patterns of states to the health of the national economy over the post-WWII period.

09.15.1990EC 9/15/1990

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Eberts, Randall. 1990. “Can State Employment Declines Foretell National Business Cycles?” Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland, Economic Commentary 9/15/1990.

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