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1. Revisions from preliminary data are usually minor but sometimes aren't. The BLS even cautions about making assumptions from prelim data. 2. Data can be quite different. Cleveland's preliminary data for November is 0.4% growth (not-revised). In June it was 2.1%. That's a lot more jobs and a much higher ranking. An annual average gives a complete picture after the data has been revised. Every market has a different seasonal nature so they don't ebb and flow together.

I'd caution this data is preliminary and is definitely subject to change in the short and long term so I wouldn't put a lot of stock in November numbers until at least the next report. Also, in order to properly view this data you need to look at every month of the year not just one specific month because of the seasonal variability of job types. It was my mistake to comment, I thought the BLS had actually come out with a specific report about the year. This isn't the case, it's just the usual data they release monthly.

I like Terry but he doesn't know the truth about why NE didn't care for the Browns offer. Sashi and Co. didn't help themselves when they tried to shop Osweiler around and then acted like they could fool the rest of the NFL and get another team to pick up that terrible contract. I'd pass on the Browns too if they came looking for Garoppolo.

My guess is because there's a lot of government contracting jobs in the region which are dragging the numbers down. Big contraction in this sector as of late. Could be coupled with shipbuilding too. Don't know much about US Naval contracts.

Honest question: Is everything using the blockchain now floating a currency?

Cleveland's struggles continue. Surprised Milwaukee is having issues. Actually looking at the BLS stats, it looks like CLE just had a weak month. Not quite sure why we're breaking down this list like this. It would probably be better to do a monthly report for an entire year to get a better picture.

My guess as to why they moved: tax breaks and a newer facility with more automation. Usually how it goes with manufacturing. TBH, amazed your dad's job wasn't shipped to China. Americans who think we live in a post-industrial world have never visited a Chinese blue collar city.

Looking at the renderings, it seems that some of the townhomes will have cinderblock on the lower level. I can never understand why anyone uses exposed cinderblock as a design choice. It’s ugly and cheap looking. It reminds me of a basement. Or a parking garage stairwell.

United will be offering not quite daily non-stop service to their Houston Intercontinental (IAH) hub this summer season. Surprising they didn't just add another CLE flight but I honestly can't figure what United is doing system wide lately.

Bill opted to play some dude named Todd Philcox instead of Kosar. Bill had the audacity to say that Philcox gave the Browns a better chance to win. The fans were right to be pissed off because that was a stupid thing to say. Anyhow Bill and Bernie are on pretty good terms now. I don't imagine Bill would have any ill-will toward Cleveland fans. He knows he's made mistakes in Cleveland and he's publicly admitted that. **fun fact, my college roommate got into a shoving match with Todd Philcox in the Flats. Todd took offense to the brand new Cowboys "Kosar" jersey he was wearing. Later on that night, Philcox apologized and it was all was good. He did that because Kosar was making plays in the dirt to tee off Bill B. and throw bombs to Michael Jackson (not the gloved one). Man, I miss those days. Bill B. made Vinny Inteceptaverde work maybe he could do his magic on Kiser? ;D

If Hopkins even has numbers that are almost level with 2017 during this summer, I think that's a big win for Hopkins and will convince others to start service. We'll see. Kennedy has been very quiet since the Icelanders announcements. Hopkins should still have more destinations than it currently has. Some new construction/modifications outside of facelifts would be nice too. Hope the in-fighting with City Hall is just "gotcha" PD stuff.

Bill B. was the whipping boy for early 90s Browns fans in the way he handled a declining Kosar. I think most Browns fans have moved on from that era (a fair amount weren't alive back then) but something tells me old Bill B. never will. If you want to be really depressed after witnessing 0-16 watch Cleveland '95: A Football Life on the NFL Network. It will make you sick on how many talented people were in the Browns organization when Bill was there.

DC's Metro system, in some parts, is 100 years younger than MTA's yet the former has electrical failures of epic proportions. To a point where people drive over taking the train even though most don't want too due to reliability. Count your blessings up there.

With Hue staying on in Cleveland and a 1-31 record over two seasons I'd like to think the Browns can break through that Bengals threshold next year.

You're right. He did put his foot in his mouth with the "real players" comment. It also tells me that Dorsey, Jimmy and Hue are on the same page about Sashi not being a credible talent evaluator. They cannot allow Rosen to make the Browns look like fools. If Rosen really doesn't want to be in Cleveland and Dorsey does think he's the best talent out there then they should work with Rosen's agent and other teams to get a deal done behind the scenes before the draft so this event doesn't turn into another media circus and the Browns can get properly compensated. I actually thought Jimmy or whoever handled the Dorsey situation well. Immediately after Sashi was fired the national sports media starting crowing about how Cleveland won't get a credible GM. That "story" lasted for about one hour as reports surfaced the deal was done with Dorsey. The Browns needs to handle Rosen in the same way.

Yes...I have the Iphone 8 and it doesn't load anything on Safari. Just a blank screen. I updated to IOS 11 a few days back so I thought it had something to with that. Guess not. Actually let me amend this. I can access the mobile site using my web history by entering through a specific thread. I just can't access the "home" mobile screen.

My issue with Hue is he now has to win and win early no matter how the draft goes. If the Browns start 0-6 or worse the national media will obsess over how a 1-37..1-38..1-39 coach still has a job. There will be tremendous pressure on Jimmy to get rid of him. A mid-season blow up will reset this team for another 2 years, at least. Let's just hope the Browns win a few. The Lions won their first game in Week 3 after 0-16. Need the same from the Browns. I'm not throwing Dorsey under the bus. He has had no imprint on this team. Hue has two awful years of coaching in Cleveland on his resume. John Dorsey's talent procurement record in KC and GB is commendable. But I have to wonder about someone who takes a job where not only does the head coach not answer to him, can't bring in his own guy, and he had to accept the 1-31 coach already in place. Haslem isn't going to get the message until he tries to hire a GM (next opportunity should come in about 1-3 years) and can't because all of the candidates demand to have a new organizational structure in which the GM runs the team, including hiring and firing the head coach. Problem is the Browns are still an NFL team and are at least a stepping stone for the career of some ambitious young executive, and... the Haslems are running the Browns like their own little family business when they need to leave it to the experts to run it. The Browns will never improve until the Haslems relinquish control over the day-to-day operations. Personally, I'd prefer they just sell the damn team. My college roommate is a scout for an NFC North team. He told me that Dorsey actually INSISTED that they keep Hue. Even if this were true, it's quite clear Jimmy is calling the shots on Hue. He's doubled down on his support for him. I've haven't heard that kind of statement publicly from Dorsey. Maybe I missed it. In other words even if Dorsey said Hue was the wrong fit, Hue would be staying.

I'm really not being negative, I'm just looking at what the airlines have announced. I know 2017 saw tremendous growth but there haven't been any big announcements for 2018 except for WOW and Icelandair. Unfortunately Frontier has decided to shrink CLE rather decently. Unless load factors are through the roof on existing flights it's going to be hard to grow CLE next year. If we don't start hearing new service announcements in the next few months, CLE's summer schedule will be set. I am rooting for something to happen.

What record growth for 2018? Frontier is pulling back ops this summer to expand other hubs. Spirit, JetBlue and Allegiant are holding steady so far. Southwest is adding a seasonal weekend flight to New Orleans. United? Nothing. There's no way that WOW and Icelandair make up for the amount of seats Frontier is removing. I hope I'm wrong but I don't see how CLE grows much in 2018. If he's wrong about record growth why would he be right about international service?

I live in near DC and heard the same thing about the Amazon Virginia bid. Some Amazon senior manager liked the Virginia site because of it's access to Dulles and Metro. I wouldn't put too much stock into any of it. I think every city has the same rumors floating around.

The get off my lawn crowd... Or the crowd that doesn't glorify losing... There's nothing funny about 0-16, and now that the parade is being critiqued everyone is trying to play it up like this marathon of rejects is somehow a high brow satire of the Browns season... You keep calling the parade participant names yet don't say much about the Browns themselves. I guess the "high road" is to accept 1-31 as normal. No, it's to not renew tickets. Same as I did this year. If you think a billionaire is going to be "humiliated" by a crowd of cargo shorts, tribal tats, RVs, and a grown man with a pumpkin on his head... I think you're mistaken. These guys are too egotistical for that... What will matter is when he becomes the first NFL franchise in the last 16 years to DEPRECIATE in value due to lack of ticket sales, merchandise sales, and sponsorship revenue. When coaches and players have openly talked about the parade in pressers, trust me, they care. If they didnt care, they wouldnt bring it up I'm sure Hue feels like he doesn't deserve any representation in the parade hence why he brought it up at the Steelers post-game presser. It was all Sashi's fault. How many times does he need tell the stupid fans to understand? Going to be hard to use that excuse with Dorsey.

The get off my lawn crowd... Or the crowd that doesn't glorify losing... There's nothing funny about 0-16, and now that the parade is being critiqued everyone is trying to play it up like this marathon of rejects is somehow a high brow satire of the Browns season... You keep calling the parade participant names yet don't say much about the Browns themselves. I guess the "high road" is to accept 1-31 as normal. No, it's to not renew tickets. Same as I did this year. If you think a billionaire is going to be "humiliated" by a crowd of cargo shorts, tribal tats, RVs, and a grown man with a pumpkin on his head... I think you're mistaken. These guys are too egotistical for that... What will matter is when he becomes the first NFL franchise in the last 16 years to DEPRECIATE in value due to lack of ticket sales, merchandise sales, and sponsorship revenue. Season ticket holders don't hold much power in the NFL due to revenue sharing. Ticket prices crashed this year and Haslam is still sticking with Hue. The only way the NFL will care is if there is a league wide drop in attendance again and Cleveland is leading that charge. Even then, I don't think they'll care much as long as there is a boatload of TV money.

The get off my lawn crowd... Or the crowd that doesn't glorify losing... There's nothing funny about 0-16, and now that the parade is being critiqued everyone is trying to play it up like this marathon of rejects is somehow a high brow satire of the Browns season... You keep calling the parade participant names yet don't say much about the Browns themselves. I guess the "high road" is to accept 1-31 as normal.

I don't get all the vitriol aimed at the parade. Yeah, I'm not a fan of it either but who really cares? To say that this parade will determine what free agents come to Cleveland is just not true. Going 4-41 is why free agents and draftees want no part of this organization. Likewise keeping a 1-31 "players" coach who blames everyone but himself will keep "real" players away like the plague. There are countless reasons players/coaches stay away from the Browns and none of them have to do with this parade. BTW, I'm with Ken that the Dorsey/Jackson structure is flawed. If the Browns start 0-8 you really think Hue will make it? A new coach means a new OC and DC and a reset of coaching philosophy right in the middle of the season. Jimmy has to believe the Browns will be 2-6 or better to start next season to keep Hue. Just as a reminder, Detroit was 3-13 after going 0-16 in 2008. So don't expect 8-8 next season especially when the #1 pick from 2 drafts ago can't stay healthy or catch open passes. When Hue fails to get off to a good start Haslam will be setting this team up to fail for another two years, at least. So the real idiots aren't in the parade, they're still in Berea, John Dorsey aside. I guess the only hope of getting a normal reporting structure is through season ticket holders. If the Browns ticket base blows up and the team is 0-6 with 10K attending a home game the NFL may have to step in and give Jimmy some "guidance". Still think the odds of this are very low. Makes me miss the Teddy Bear. At least he was actively trying to destroy the Cavs and not just some control freak fool like Haslam. Is Greg Schiano available? :D

I think I posted those numbers at some point before. Annexation didn't really start until the late 1950s, but I'll go back a few decades earlier. 1930: 290,564 1940: 306,086 1950: 375,710 1960: 389,222 1970: 348,808 1980: 287,089 1990: 268,265 2000: 246,713 2010: 234,582 2016: 243,432 Change by decade 1930-40: 15,522 1940-50: 69,624 1950-60: 13,512 1960-70: -40,414 1970-80: -61,719 1980-90: -18,824 1990-00: -21,552 2000-10: -12,131 2010-16: +8,850 All the numbers are based on the census tracts that existed in the core around 1950, the peak year for urban populations before any annexation or mass suburban movement. The 2016 number is an estimate and is probably too low given that the estimates have places like the Short North losing population for some reason, which is ridiculous. Needless to say, though, Columbus went through the same urban cycle that most major cities did mid-century, though to a somewhat lesser degree than Cleveland or Cincinnati. The urban core likely began to turnaround in the 1980s (as shown by the much slower loss rate) when areas of High Street/Downtown began to be revitalized, but it took a few decades more for that process to spread far enough to other neighborhoods to see overall growth. Sure the core went through the same smaller version of the urban decay cycle. Yet the region as a whole consistently expanded despite what happened at the core. Not the ebb and flow Cincy or C-land regions went through.