Relevant 2015 Economic Data County by County for US

[Jim Shirley]

Hello, 

I was just reading an interesting / relevant article in the Wall Street Journal that shows some economic data county by county across the US. 

Here is the link to the article:

http://blogs.wsj.com/economics/2016/01/12/six-year...

If you don't subscribe to the WSJ, you can still get all the data and the write up from the National Association of Counties website here:

http://www.naco.org/resources/county-economies-opp...

These are some ways I think this info could be helpful:

1. Use it to identify counties for investment opportunities. I like the chart that shows wage growth county by county. I see counties where I know housing prices are still pretty depressed but I'm surprised to see wage growth is up. Could that mean housing will follow? 

2. Use this data to support a business plan or loan application you have for a property. 

What other ideas do you have? Please share. 

P.S. I'm brand new here and look forward to meeting you and learning from you.

Jim