Economy
The Economy, Explained Simply
Free explainers on how the U.S. economy works, what's happening in every state, what life costs in major cities, and how the world's biggest economies compare. No jargon, written for students through small-business owners.
National overview
The State of the U.S. Economy, Explained Simply
Plain-English overview of how the U.S. economy works: GDP, inflation, the jobs report, and what the Federal Reserve actually does — written so a 14-year-old can follow it.
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States
Every U.S. state economy in plain English.
- Alabama Economy: Auto, Aerospace, and Agriculture
- Alaska Economy: Oil, Fish, and Federal Spending
- Arizona Economy: Sun, Semiconductors, and the Sun-Belt Boom
- Arkansas Economy: Retail HQs, Agriculture, and Logistics
- California Economy: Jobs, Wages, and Cost of Living
- Colorado Economy: Aerospace, Outdoor Industry, and Tech
- Connecticut Economy: Insurance, Defense, and the NYC Halo
- Delaware Economy: Corporate Charters, Banking, and DuPont's Legacy
Cities
Major metro economies — what jobs, costs, and trade-offs look like.
- Atlanta Economy: A Logistics Powerhouse
- Austin Economy: Tech, Music, and Boomtown Trade-offs
- Baltimore Economy: Healthcare, Defense, and Port Logistics
- Birmingham Economy: Healthcare, Banking, and the Steel Legacy
- Boston Economy: Brains as an Industry
- Buffalo Economy: Healthcare, Tech Reinvention, and the Border
- Charlotte Economy: Banking and Logistics in the New South
- Chicago Economy: Cost of Living, Jobs, and Industries
Countries
How the world's biggest economies compare to ours.
- Algeria's Economy: Hydrocarbons and Diversification Bets
- Argentina's Economy: Beef, Soy, and Boom-Bust Cycles
- Australia's Economy: Mining, Services, and the Pacific
- Bangladesh's Economy: Garments, Remittances, and Climate Risk
- Belgium's Economy: Logistics, Pharma, and the EU's Capital
- Brazil's Economy: South America's Giant
- Canada's Economy, Explained for Americans
- Chile's Economy: Copper, Pension Reform, and Free Trade
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