The Index

Sponsoring Business Partners, 2007-08

Professor Erick Eschker, Director
Casey O'Neill, Assistant Editor
Blair Foulds, Assistant Analyst

Attendees of the Fed presentation.

October, 2007 presentation by Federal Reserve Economist Gary Zimmerman.

New Research Projects:

March 2008 County Economic Outlook presented to Eureka Rotary PowerPoint Presentation.
October, 2007 KHSU radio interview about subprime and housing issues.
September, 2007 paper on Directions for the Housing Market.
Other Projects

The Humboldt Economic Index is produced by the Economics Department at Humboldt State University and provides the only monthly source of broad-based economic indicators for Humboldt County. Each month since January 1994 the Index has tracked six sectors of the Humboldt County economy (employment, energy consumption, home sales, lumber manufacturing, occupancy rates at hotels/motels/inns, and retail sales). We generate same-establishment data for lumber manufacturing, occupancy rates, and retail sales by tracking a sample of firms over time. We also generate data on the issuance of building permits, help-wanted ads in the Times-Standard, new claims for unemployment insurance, and orders for future lumber deliveries. The Index represents a unique collaborative effort involving participation and sponsorship from local businesses, state and county agencies, and non-government organizations. The Index is published on the fifth day of each month.

Our readership continues to grow tremendously. During the spring semester 2007 there were 131,175 hits and 44,948 visits by 9,414 unique hosts. This compares with 122,955 hits and 42,785 visits by 6,097 unique hosts during spring semester 2006. Of these visits, 99.9% were from networks outside Humboldt State University.

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