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Press Releases 2007

Cochise County Taxable Sales
Date	Item
12/13	September retail sales down
11/15	Retail sales strong in August
10/4	Retail sales fall, accommodation soars
9/13	County retail sales rebound in June
8/9	County retail sales down for second straight month
7/12	Hotel, motel receipts continue double-digit growth
6/14	Retail sales rebound in March
5/24	County sees slowing of retail sales
3/29	January sales show strength of local economy
3/1	County retail sales see double-digit growth in November
2/8	Accommodation receipts show signs of rebound

Employment
Date	Item
12/27	Unemployment climbs for second month straight
11/1	Who are Cochise County's working poor?
10/25	County unemployment rate hits record low
9/27	County sees slowed job growth, rising unemployment
8/23	County sees job losses and rising unemployment
7/25	Non-farm jobs in Cochise County down from last year
7/5	County sees continued slowing of job growth
5/3	County unemployment rate stabilizes
4/26	County sees further slowdown in job growth
4/12	County job growth picks up slightly
4/5	County's job growth remains slow
2/22	County job growth continues to slow
2/15	County unemployment continues to rise
1/18	County sees continued slowing of job growth
1/11	County unemployment continues to rise

Gas Prices
Date	Item
12/17	Gas prices down slightly across the county
12/3	Gas prices vary across the county
11/19	Gas prices continue to climb
11/5	Gas prices still going up across the county
10/22	Gas prices going up across the county
10/8	Gas prices down slightly across the county
9/24	Gas prices vary across the county
9/10	Average gas price in the county still down
8/27	Gas prices still declining across the county
8/13	Gas prices down across the nation
7/30	Gas prices still down across the county
7/16	Gas prices still declining across the county
7/2	Gas prices down across county
6/18	Gas prices down across the county
6/11	County gas prices below national average
5/21	Gas prices continuing to climb
5/7	Gas prices top $3.00
4/27	County gas prices continuing to rise
4/9	Gas prices continue to edge upward across the county
3/26	Gas prices up across the county
3/12	Gas prices continue to climb across the county
2/26	Gas prices continue to climb across the county
2/12	Gas prices increase across the county
1/29	Gas prices continue to drop
1/15	Gas prices drop across the county
1/1	Gas prices increase slightly across the county

Other
Date	Item
12/20	CER continues to push for BLCI in Cochise County
12/6	Bisbee's economy reviewed
11/29	Fiscal policy and the presidental race
11/20	Thanksgiving Dinner Survey
11/8	Census Bureau set to launch economic census
10/18	American Community Survey looks at Cochise County
10/11	The state of the Cochise County housing market
9/20	What to make of the Fed's interest rate cut
9/6	Douglas economy reviewed
8/30	What to make of the subprime mortgage crisis
8/16	The GDP equation
8/2	Understanding election poll statistics
7/19	Keeping an eye on the economy
6/28	County wages keep pace with inflation
6/21	Study shows lack of affordable housing in Sierra Vista
6/7	Benson economy reviewed
5/31	Why economists have so much fun
5/17	Business Leaders Confidence Index
5/10	The economics of a May 15 gas boycott
4/19	How the economy is doing
3/22	CER releases population projections
3/15	DES releases annual population estimates
3/8	Sierra Vista economy reviewed
2/27	What to make of Tuesday's stock market plunge
2/1	A review of the national, state, and local economy
1/25	How accurate are the data?
1/4	What to expect in the 2007 economy