MiamiHerald.com: The Economic Time Machine http://www.miamiherald.com/economic-time-machine/index.html MiamiHerald.com: The Economic Time Machine http://media.miamiherald.com/images/logos/rss_sitelogo.gif http://www.miamiherald.com/economic-time-machine/index.html 140 25 News, sports and entertainment from MiamiHerald.com en-us Copyright 2013 MiamiHerald.com The Economic Time Machine 60 Wed, 15 May 2013 04:15:18 EDT http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss McClatchy Interactive's PubSys miamifeedback@miamiherald.com <![CDATA[ Unemployment claims in Miami-Dade hint at a better trend]]> http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/05/13/3395673/unemployment-claims-in-miami.html http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/05/13/3395673/unemployment-claims-in-miami.html Mon, 13 May 2013 18:31 EDT

After some spikes, the number of newly jobless in Miami-Dade has begun to drop again. That could bode well for Friday’s jobs report.

]]> <![CDATA[Consumer confidence still on the rise in Florida]]> http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/04/30/3372795/consumer-confidence-still-on-the.html http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/04/30/3372795/consumer-confidence-still-on-the.html Tue, 30 Apr 2013 12:56 EDT

Washington doesn’t seem to have consumers too worried, with confidence numbers continuing to climb. Is the housing rebound a factor?

]]> <![CDATA[ Local construction hiring best in six years]]> http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/04/03/3321181/local-construction-hiring-best.html http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/04/03/3321181/local-construction-hiring-best.html Wed, 03 Apr 2013 13:33 EDT

Real estate rebound finally translates to employment gains. Miami-Dade’s drought of construction jobs lasted almost five years.

]]> <![CDATA[Local government holding back jobs recovery]]> http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/04/02/3319496/local-government-holding-back.html http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/04/02/3319496/local-government-holding-back.html Tue, 02 Apr 2013 16:02 EDT

Miami-Dade has 11,000 fewer government jobs than it did nearly three years ago. That’s worse than the decline in construction hiring.

]]> <![CDATA[Housing bust damage to last through 2019]]> http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/03/26/3307472/housing-bust-damage-too-last-through.html http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/03/26/3307472/housing-bust-damage-too-last-through.html Tue, 26 Mar 2013 18:40 EDT

Latest Case-Shiller numbers extend South Florida’s housing recovery into its 14th month. Values still down 45 percent from peak.

]]> <![CDATA[Local government holding back jobs recovery]]> http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/04/02/3319496/local-government-holding-back.html http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/04/02/3319496/local-government-holding-back.html Tue, 02 Apr 2013 16:02 EDT

Miami-Dade has 11,000 fewer government jobs than it did nearly three years ago. That’s worse than the decline in construction hiring.

]]> <![CDATA[Housing bust damage to last through 2019]]> http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/03/26/3307472/housing-bust-damage-too-last-through.html http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/03/26/3307472/housing-bust-damage-too-last-through.html Tue, 26 Mar 2013 18:40 EDT

Latest Case-Shiller numbers extend South Florida’s housing recovery into its 14th month. Values still down 45 percent from peak.

]]> <![CDATA[For tourism, February still a reminder of better days]]> http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/03/12/3281310/for-tourism-february-still-a-reminder.html http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/03/12/3281310/for-tourism-february-still-a-reminder.html Tue, 12 Mar 2013 11:25 EDT

Hotels in Miami-Dade have broken most pre-downturn records, but one remains: room revenue in February. Blame Super Bowl and the Fontainebleau renovation.

]]> <![CDATA[In northern Fla., economy fueled by government dollars]]> http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/03/05/3268097/in-northern-fla-economy-fueled.html http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/03/05/3268097/in-northern-fla-economy-fueled.html Tue, 05 Mar 2013 13:26 EST

With sequester underway, South Florida can be grateful for a public sector that’s a bit smaller than normal.

]]> <![CDATA[Housing values soar 11 percent in South Florida]]> http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/02/26/3254689/housing-values-soar-11-percent.html http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/02/26/3254689/housing-values-soar-11-percent.html Tue, 26 Feb 2013 11:43 EST

The real estate rebound officially enters its 13th month as the Case-Shiller index shows prices continue to grow. One asterisk to the good news: Values still almost half what they were during the boom.

]]> <![CDATA[South Florida’s recovery relies on healthcare dollars]]> http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/02/22/3247968/south-floridas-recovery-relies.html http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/02/22/3247968/south-floridas-recovery-relies.html Fri, 22 Feb 2013 13:34 EST

New federal statistics show almost two-thirds of South Florida’s economic rebound since 2007 came from the healthcare sector.

]]> <![CDATA[Healthcare jobs dropping in Miami-Dade for first time since ‘00]]> http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/02/13/3232395/healthcare-jobs-dropping-in-miami.html http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/02/13/3232395/healthcare-jobs-dropping-in-miami.html Wed, 13 Feb 2013 14:35 EST

Last year saw the end of a 147-month growth streak for Miami-Dade’s healthcare industry. Was it a blip or the start of a new era?

]]> <![CDATA[Unemployment claims up in South Florida]]> http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/02/07/3222300/unemployment-claims-up-in-south.html http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/02/07/3222300/unemployment-claims-up-in-south.html Thu, 07 Feb 2013 16:30 EST

Miami-Dade continues to see a troubling increase in first-time unemployment claims. Moody’s economist: “Definitely concerning.”

]]> <![CDATA[Recession brings slower recovery for South Florida hotels than 9/11 did]]> http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/02/06/3220078/recession-brings-slower-recovery.html http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/02/06/3220078/recession-brings-slower-recovery.html Wed, 06 Feb 2013 12:14 EST

For a lesson in the deep damage done by the Great Recession, compare the tourism recovery to the fall-out from the 2001 terrorist attacks.

]]> <![CDATA[Miami-Dade hotel taxes slightly below national average]]> http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/02/05/3218299/miami-dade-hotel-taxes-slightly.html http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/02/05/3218299/miami-dade-hotel-taxes-slightly.html Tue, 05 Feb 2013 12:35 EST

The debate over a plan to raise hotel taxes to fund renovations at Sun Life Stadium has focused on whether Miami-Dade under-charges its tourists. A national study says maybe, but not by much.

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