From the Wall Street Journal<\/p>\n
For the first time, six fast-growing states in the South \u2014 Florida, Texas, Georgia, the Carolinas and Tennessee \u2014 are contributing more to the national GDP than the Northeast, with its Washington-New York-Boston corridor, in government figures going back to the 1990s. The switch happened during the pandemic and shows no signs of reverting…
\nThe Southeast accounted for more than two-thirds of all job growth across the U.S. since early 2020, almost doubling its pre-pandemic share. And it was home to 10 of the 15 fastest-growing American large cities…
\nIn recent decades, the warmer weather, lower taxes, looser regulation and cheaper housing lured companies and retirees. But this pandemic-era Sun Belt economic upswing is wider in scope.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
From the Wall Street Journal For the first time, six fast-growing states in the South \u2014 Florida, Texas, Georgia, the Carolinas and Tennessee \u2014 are contributing more to the national GDP than the Northeast, with its Washington-New York-Boston corridor, in … Continue reading