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Federal Spending Keeps Washington's Economy Growing In 2002

Posted by: Abhijeet Chavan
Thanks to: Elena Sheridan
10 October 2003 - 2:00pm

This report analyzes the substantial increase of federal spending in the Washington area during 2002 and how this boost cushioned the area's economy during a national recession.

This report by Stephen Fuller analyzes the substantial increase--by $8.25 billion, or more than 10 percent--in federal spending in the Washington area during 2002 and how the boost cushioned the area's economy during a national recession. "No other major metropolitan area registered net job gains in 2002, and the region's unemployment during the year remained low.

Full Story: Federal Spending Keeps Washington's Economy Growing in 2002
Source: The Brookings Institution, October 13, 2005
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