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The BLS Weighs in

E-MAIL STORY

Don't worry , this should be the last entry about San Diego's population growth or lack thereof.

After writing the prior piece, it finally occurred to me to bring a third data-gathering organization into the mix. The chart to the right shows that according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, San Diego's labor force growth (which could be expected to trend in the same direction as overall population) has been positive in recent years.

Final score: two out of three giant government number-crunching bureaucracies maintain that, while the rate of increase has slowed in recent years, San Diego's population was still growing as of 2005.

-- RICH TOSCANO

A Nerd's Eye View

Rich Toscano is a financial advisor with Pacific Capital Associates*;
he also writes about San Diego real estate at Piggington's Econo-Almanac.
Contact him at rtoscano@pcasd.com.

Recent Nerd's Eye View Posts

Back to the 90s, Again (November 17)

Mortgage Guidelines Hit (November 15)

Return to the 90s (November 14)

Housing Supply and Demand (November 10)

Home Prices: Still Falling (November 13)

NAR's Propaganda Patrol (November 6)

Intro to Credit Default Swaps (November 3)

The BLS Weighs in (October 30)

Population Positive (October 27)

*Investment advisory services and securities offered through Girard Securities, Inc., member SIPC/FINRA.

This Just In

Navy Stink:

Misplaced pipe dumped millions of gallons of sewage into bay over the last two years.

Friday, November 17 -- 6:42 pm

Woodbury's Story:

Sacked disabilities services coordinator tells her side and Frye laments her loss.

Friday, November 17 -- 6:02 pm

Volunteer Call:

Tijuana Estuary looks for public involvement.

Friday, November 17 -- 4:05 pm

Foreclosure Advice, Lemonade 5¢ :

Foreclosure counseling agencies pop up; are they real estate's next cottage industry?

Friday, November 17 -- 5:47 pm

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Cheap Public Transportation Needed:

Friday, November 17 -- 2:04 pm

CAFÉ SAN DIEGO

A Mayoral Scorecard Part II :

Picking up where we left off.

Friday, November 17 -- 3:28 pm

COMMENTARY: SLOP

Butkiewicz Unleashes :

The mayor's deputy hears it from the union boss.

Friday, November 17 -- 10:52 am

COMMENTARY: RICH TOSCANO

Back to the 90s, Again :

If unemployment didn't cause the last downturn, what did?

Friday, November 17 -- 11:40 am

'The Powers to Be':

A little recognition. » Nov. 21 -- 4:03 pm

Libraries Could Be Spared:

It doesn't look like the mayor has the City Council votes to shut down libraries and rec centers.

Nov. 21 -- 2:02 pm

Opening Day Melee:

The first day a store opens, shoplifters have a field day.

Nov. 21 -- 11:43 am

SURVIVAL IN SAN DIEGO

Unemployment Rate Reaches 6.8 Percent:

Retail and construction sectors lose a combined 10,000 jobs over the year in San Diego County.

Nov. 21 -- 5:43 pm