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Fishkind Conversations: Could The Shine On New Job And Tourism Reports Be Fool’s Gold?

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Photo of generic financial report on laptop courtesy of instructionalsolutions.com via Creative Commons

Photo of generic financial report on laptop courtesy of instructionalsolutions.com via Creative Commons

Two big economic reports for Florida just came out, and at first glance, they look great – job growth spiked in April by more than 10,000 from the month before, and tourism numbers for the first quarter of 2019 more than doubled from the previous quarter.

But…

Economic analyst Hank Fishkind tells 90.7’s Nicole Darden Creston the news isn’t quite as good as it seems.

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Nicole Darden Creston

About Nicole Darden Creston

All Things Considered Host and Reporter

Nicole came to Central Florida to attend Rollins College and started working for Orlando’s ABC News Radio affiliate shortly after graduation. She joined WMFE in 2010. As a field reporter, news anchor and radio show host in the City Beautiful, she has covered everything from local arts to national elections, from ... Read Full Bio »

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