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Metro Profile: A Familiar Name with an Economy Facing Familiar Challenges

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  • Georgette A Fernandez Laris
  • Charles S. Gascon

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Springfield, Mo., a city with a common name, has an economy with familiar successes and challenges. The health care sector is booming, and the cost of living is somewhat low, as are wages. But labor productivity seems to be subpar, and the poverty rate is above average.

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  • Georgette A Fernandez Laris & Charles S. Gascon, 2015. "Metro Profile: A Familiar Name with an Economy Facing Familiar Challenges," The Regional Economist, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, issue April.
    • Handle: RePEc:fip:fedlre:00076
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