In his monthly Mid-America Business Conditions Index Survey of Supply Managers, Creighton University Economics Professor Ernie Goss, says the manufacturing economy in the nine mid-America states is limping along in a positive direction:
Supply managers are concerned about inflation, supply chain disruptions, labor shortages and higher interest rates. Approximately 20% of supply managers reported job losses for the month. Hiring fell below growth neutral in October with the mid-America region still falling behind the national economy. Meanwhile, job wages have increased this past year.
