"States of the Economy" is a monthly look at the economic picture across the country. In this episode CSBS Senior Economist Tom Siems and host Matt Longacre discuss what the latest inflation and jobs numbers, business confidence measures and more are telling us about the current trajectory of the U.S. economy.

Chapters

• 0:18 - What's the Big Picture?
• 1:54 - Let's Talk Inflation
• 3:40 - The October Jobs Report
• 5:44 - Workers Missing in the Math
• 7:20 - Tapering Begins
• 9:12 - Other Interesting Economic Indicators
• 11:10 - What Regulators Should Look Out For