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November 25, 2025
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Simon Says: Long-Term Economic Growth

The Bureau of Labor Statistics released the delayed September jobs report last week. Employment growth was strong, with 119,000 new jobs created, but the unemployment rate edged up to 4.4%. There is no indication, yet, when metro-level data will be made available. For my economic forecast next week, I will therefore look at some more long-term drivers of economic growth as well as some current policies. Obviously, tariffs have been in the economic news this year, and an analysis of their impact in Georgia will be presented. The current administration

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Dr. Simon Medcalfe, AU Economics Professor November 25, 2025 No Comments
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Workforce Development for Future Leaders’s Weakening Competitiveness

Augusta University (AU) invited high school students to learn about the importance of a teaching career. The AU College of Education and Human Development hosted its annual Future Georgia Educators Day. Students had the chance to spend the day on the AU campus to hear from current teachers, at all levels of their careers. “We’re here to grow teachers. We’re here to encourage the profession to show what teaching really is about,” Dr. Carey Anne Cushman, Coordinator of Teacher Development and Professional Learning for the Columbia County School District (CCSD),

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Dana Lynn McIntyre November 25, 2025 No Comments