These are the results of a study conducted by the Southeast Center for Economic and Business Research, headed by Dr. Bruce Domazlicky, Southeast professor of economics. The Center is based in the Donald L. Harrison College of Business at Southeast Missouri State University. This is the first of forthcoming quarterly economic forecasts for Southeast Missouri. The reports are being published in the Center's Southeast Missouri Business Indicators. The report focuses on employment, unemployment and personal income in Southeast Missouri, in addition to data from several national sources.
Plans call for expanding future reports to include data on retail sales in Southeast Missouri.
A copy of the report is attached. The economic outlook for Southeast Missouri in the first quarter of 2001 can be found, Here . Data on employment, unemployment and personal income by specific Southeast Missouri counties can be found on pages 6-10. A fourth week census report at Southeast Missouri State University shows total student enrollment more than 8,700 for the spring 2001 semester. Total combined undergraduate and graduate student headcount stands at 8,713, up over two percent from this time last year.