/tags/bill-lafayette Bill Lafayette en-US Copyright Mon, 08 Nov 2021 10:01:00 GMT /2021-11-08/central-ohio-child-care-operators-describe-industry-in-crisis For years, the child care industry has struggled to attract and retain good workers. The pandemic has fanned the problem into a crisis. Across the country, parents, and especially moms, have put off returning to work because they have not been able to find affordable, adequate child care. Mon, 08 Nov 2021 10:01:00 GMT /2021-11-08/central-ohio-child-care-operators-describe-industry-in-crisis Matthew Rand /show/all-sides-with-ann-fisher/2021-07-23/fearing-inflation-in-2021 Prices for goods and services spiked 5.4 percent in June from the previous year, marking the highest rate of inflation since 2008 and stoking fears of a reboot of 1970s runaway inflation. Today we'll discuss what is inflation and why do we fear it? Fri, 23 Jul 2021 11:07:07 GMT /show/all-sides-with-ann-fisher/2021-07-23/fearing-inflation-in-2021 /show/all-sides-with-ann-fisher/2021-07-15/fearing-inflation-in-2021 Prices for goods and services spiked 5.4 percent in June from the previous year, marking the highest rate of inflation since 2008 and stoking fears of a reboot of 1970s runaway inflation. Today we'll discuss what is inflation and why do we fear it? Thu, 15 Jul 2021 14:03:34 GMT /show/all-sides-with-ann-fisher/2021-07-15/fearing-inflation-in-2021 /news/2020-12-31/central-ohios-arts-and-leisure-industries-may-not-recover-until-end-of-2021 Central Ohio lost tens of thousands of jobs and many small businesses in 2020 because of the coronavirus pandemic. Bill Lafayette, economist and founder… Thu, 31 Dec 2020 10:00:00 GMT /news/2020-12-31/central-ohios-arts-and-leisure-industries-may-not-recover-until-end-of-2021 Debbie Holmes /news/2020-07-01/coronavirus-in-ohio-economist-predicts-long-slow-slog-back-for-jobs Ohio’s jobless rate has improved slightly since businesses began reopening. But as COVID-19 continues spreading through the state, one Central Ohio… Wed, 01 Jul 2020 09:00:00 GMT /news/2020-07-01/coronavirus-in-ohio-economist-predicts-long-slow-slog-back-for-jobs Debbie Holmes /show/all-sides-with-ann-fisher/2020-04-09/covid-19s-impact-on-personal-finances-and-the-economy The COVID-19 pandemic has shuttered at least a quarter of the U.S. economy, costing more than 16 million jobs, nearly twice the jobless rate during the… Thu, 09 Apr 2020 14:16:53 GMT /show/all-sides-with-ann-fisher/2020-04-09/covid-19s-impact-on-personal-finances-and-the-economy /news/2016-01-07/more-job-growth-predicted-for-central-ohio-in-2016 Local economic experts predict strong job growth in central Ohio this year.Economist Bill Lafayette predicts 2.2 percent job growth for central Ohio in… Thu, 07 Jan 2016 17:41:09 GMT /news/2016-01-07/more-job-growth-predicted-for-central-ohio-in-2016 Debbie Holmes /all-sides-with-ann-fisher/2014-04-01/the-economics-of-central-ohios-baby-boom 10:00 Last year, residents of Franklin County made over 18,000 babies-- far more than any other county in Ohio. Is it something in the water? Probably… Tue, 01 Apr 2014 14:00:29 GMT /all-sides-with-ann-fisher/2014-04-01/the-economics-of-central-ohios-baby-boom admin /all-sides-with-ann-fisher/2013-01-23/economic-forecast-for-2013 10:00 Economic forecasters are in debate over the forecast for 2013; some say it's good news while others say it's bad. On this hour, we'll talk about the… Wed, 23 Jan 2013 15:00:42 GMT /all-sides-with-ann-fisher/2013-01-23/economic-forecast-for-2013 admin /all-sides-with-ann-fisher/2012-07-19/reinventing-the-american-local-economy 10:00 Where have the jobs gone, not in the last few years but over the course of the last few decades? More importantly, where will the new jobs come… Thu, 19 Jul 2012 14:00:58 GMT /all-sides-with-ann-fisher/2012-07-19/reinventing-the-american-local-economy admin