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Home My WebLink About021624 - WAcounties Weekly _ February 16_ 2024ALERT: BE CAUTIOUS This email originated outside the organization. Do not open attachments or click on links if you are not expecting them. February 16, 2024 <https://members.wsac.org/emailimages/1705028322790-WACountiesWeekly.png> FEDERAL NEWS County Economies 2024: Under the Hood of National Economic Trends National indicators sketch a landscape of U.S. economic performance, and the details and color for that landscape derive from local perspectives and county data. In 2023, our nation’s gross domestic product (GDP) increased by 3.1 percent – a measure that exceeded the expectations of many forecasters who expected the Federal Reserve’s interest rate increases to stall economic growth. Combined with low unemployment rates and slowing inflation throughout 2023, the economy is set up for continued growth and recovery from the COVID-19 recession. 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