NEWS & OPINIONS
Media Statement: Decrease in the CPI is welcomed good news
July’s ever-so-slight decrease in the CPI is a sliver of welcome good news in an economic environment where there doesn’t seem to be much good news,” said Erik Randolph.
Media Statement: Number of people working hasn’t caught up to pre-pandemic levels
“Friday’s jobs report is being billed as great news, but peeling back a few layers reveals a worse reality,” said Erik Randolph, GCO’s director of research.
Local schools and nonprofit, Every Woman Works, lend their voice at Breakthrough
Today, more than ever, there are shattered relationships across our culture — at home, at work, and at school. But even as the problems exist in our communities, we firmly believe that our communities also offer the solutions.
AEI’s Ian Rowe brings his experience & knowledge to the Breakthrough event
Mr. Rowe has emerged as a dynamic voice on education, upward economic mobility, family formation, the Success Sequence, and adoption. There is a close link between the quality of your relationships and the quality of your work life.
Don’t miss this line-up of speakers at our family Breakthrough event
Our upcoming event focused on family and relational health features a line-up of speakers you’ll definitely want to come out to hear. The event will be Thursday, August 25, from 10:30am to 12:30pm at Sonesta Gwinnett Place Atlanta in Duluth, Georgia.
Education Promise Scholarships Should be a Winning Issue
The COVID-19 pandemic has been a watershed moment for expanding educational options for Georgia students. For many parents and families, the pandemic was the crisis point that showed them, in stark reality…
What the June inflation numbers mean for the poor
The inflationary environment in the U.S. and around the world continues to go from bad to worse. On July 13, the U.S. Bureau of Labor statistics announced that in June the Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose by 1.3%, not seasonally adjusted.
Meet Eric Watson of Express Employment Professionals
Eric Watson and his wife started Express Employment Professionals almost two decades ago. They focus primarily on long-term contract staffing in manufacturing, warehousing logistics, office administration, and professional placement.
Don’t miss our upcoming family Breakthrough event
Helping people have healthy relationships will result in nothing less than full community transformation. That’s the theme of an upcoming Breakthrough event focused on family and relational health sponsored by the Georgia Center for Opportunity.
Fixing things at the local level without government
Inflation, recession , and stagflation are on the minds of most people. A recent Wall Street Journal-NORC poll showed that most people think the economy is in trouble. More than 4 in 5 people, 83% of respondents, said the nation's economy is "poor or not so...
Roadblocks to work make the world a sticky place
Key Points The hindrances to people finding work goes far beyond an unwillingness or inability to work. Those looking for work face many barriers that range from circumstantial to systemic and even policy roadblocks. It is important that we understand the roadblocks...
Georgia experts blame federal government at least partly for state’s inflationary woes
Georgia isn’t immune to the highest inflation in decades, and local pundits say the federal government is at least partly to blame. On Wednesday, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics announced that the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers increased 1.3% in June...
MEDIA MENTIONS
Media Statement: Decrease in the CPI is welcomed good news
July’s ever-so-slight decrease in the CPI is a sliver of welcome good news in an economic environment where there doesn’t seem to be much good news,” said Erik Randolph.
Media Statement: Number of people working hasn’t caught up to pre-pandemic levels
“Friday’s jobs report is being billed as great news, but peeling back a few layers reveals a worse reality,” said Erik Randolph, GCO’s director of research.
Media Statement: Assessing the GDP numbers and what it means
There has never been a time when the Business Cycle Dating Committee did not declare a recession when real GDP declined for two consecutive quarters since the availability of quarterly GDP data
Georgia non-adjusted unemployment numbers increase as economy dips into possible recession
There has never been a time when the Business Cycle Dating Committee did not declare a recession when real GDP declined for two consecutive quarters since the availability of quarterly GDP data.
Biden denies recession after GDP decline, but economists say otherwise
There has never been a time when the Business Cycle Dating Committee did not declare a recession when real GDP declined for two consecutive quarters since the availability of quarterly GDP data
Amid Recession Fears, Economically Free States Continue to Outperform
Freer states that were more reluctant to shut down their economies due to COVID-19 are doing much better economically than states with severe shutdowns.
Education Promise Scholarships Should be a Winning Issue
The COVID-19 pandemic has been a watershed moment for expanding educational options for Georgia students. For many parents and families, the pandemic was the crisis point that showed them, in stark reality…
What the June inflation numbers mean for the poor
The inflationary environment in the U.S. and around the world continues to go from bad to worse. On July 13, the U.S. Bureau of Labor statistics announced that in June the Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose by 1.3%, not seasonally adjusted.
