Latest Report of Forecast Council Identifies Mixed Economic Signals

Latest Report of Forecast Council Identifies Mixed Economic Signals

By Jim Cline

The March 2013 report of the Washington State Economic and Revenue Forecast Council  identifies the continued mixed economic signals from both the National and State economy. The key findings of the Council for the National economy included:

[Read more…]

Wage Series Part 5: Firefighter and Corrections Rankings

Wage Series Part 5:  Firefighter and Corrections Rankings

By Jim Cline and Kate Kremer

This is part five of our eleven-part Spring 2013 Wage Series. In our last article, we covered Commissioned Deputy and Police Officer Wages.  In this article, we turn to Firefighter and Corrections Officer Wages.  We’ll cover Dispatcher and Records Clerk Wages in the next article. 

[Read more…]

Wage Series Part 4: How Do Your Wages Stack Up: Statewide Commissioned City and County Wage Rankings

Wage Series Part 4: How Do Your Wages Stack Up:  Statewide Commissioned City and County Wage Rankings

By Jim Cline and Kate Kremer

In Part 4 of our on-going Wage Series, we now turn to the rankings of County, Deputy and City Police Officer rankings throughout the State. This series always produces both expected and unexpected information about the relative standing of jurisdictions.

[Read more…]