Joe Godwin
@joegodwin.bsky.social
Applied Economist, and Iraq vet (ROTM) in Birmingham, AL. Go Blazers!
Places over-hired in 2021-22 and are having to grow to put that staff to use. Seems reasonable given the step down in NGDP growth over the last 5 years.
October 27, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Places over-hired in 2021-22 and are having to grow to put that staff to use. Seems reasonable given the step down in NGDP growth over the last 5 years.
Birmingham is doing surprisingly well right now. www.wsj.com/lifestyle/ca...
The Cities Where College Grads Are Actually Landing Jobs
Many younger professionals are finding luck launching careers in second-tier cities like Raleigh, Milwaukee and Birmingham, a new analysis shows.
www.wsj.com
July 20, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Birmingham is doing surprisingly well right now. www.wsj.com/lifestyle/ca...
I wonder how much of the white collar job market weakness is just cyclical weakness vs “AI” driven structural changes.
June 18, 2025 at 1:21 PM
I wonder how much of the white collar job market weakness is just cyclical weakness vs “AI” driven structural changes.
My wife used ChatGPT to make
coloring sheets combing photo’s of our kids and their favorite characters. It did a pretty good job and creating something they really enjoyed coloring.
coloring sheets combing photo’s of our kids and their favorite characters. It did a pretty good job and creating something they really enjoyed coloring.
June 9, 2025 at 3:00 PM
My wife used ChatGPT to make
coloring sheets combing photo’s of our kids and their favorite characters. It did a pretty good job and creating something they really enjoyed coloring.
coloring sheets combing photo’s of our kids and their favorite characters. It did a pretty good job and creating something they really enjoyed coloring.
On a road trip in college, we ended up going almost all the way to Cleveland instead of Indianapolis because it was nighttime, and we missed the exit.
June 4, 2025 at 1:46 PM
On a road trip in college, we ended up going almost all the way to Cleveland instead of Indianapolis because it was nighttime, and we missed the exit.
That’s fair. In AL Auburn has definitely benefited from GA’s overflow and the 2nd tier schools in the state seem to be doing ok. But, enrollment does seem to be peaking.
May 28, 2025 at 5:18 PM
That’s fair. In AL Auburn has definitely benefited from GA’s overflow and the 2nd tier schools in the state seem to be doing ok. But, enrollment does seem to be peaking.
Hasn’t that been the trend in the South for awhile? Flagship Universities booming (SEC, ACC) while lower tier schools stagnate. Maybe the elite schools are wanting in on the action.
May 28, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Hasn’t that been the trend in the South for awhile? Flagship Universities booming (SEC, ACC) while lower tier schools stagnate. Maybe the elite schools are wanting in on the action.
One of the problems with reconciling Biden’s legacy is he ran as a moderate but governed as a progressive. Plus, the age issue makes it easier to overlook the policy failures.
May 15, 2025 at 12:39 PM
One of the problems with reconciling Biden’s legacy is he ran as a moderate but governed as a progressive. Plus, the age issue makes it easier to overlook the policy failures.
I’ve enjoyed Newsom’s podcast. Not sure if he is right to be President, but he seems to be trying to find a voice/line.
April 23, 2025 at 6:54 PM
I’ve enjoyed Newsom’s podcast. Not sure if he is right to be President, but he seems to be trying to find a voice/line.
Not ideal, but a lot better than a rump state centered around Lviv that seemed like the “best” outcome when the invasion started.
April 22, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Not ideal, but a lot better than a rump state centered around Lviv that seemed like the “best” outcome when the invasion started.
We decided to shoot ourselves in the gut, instead of shooting ourselves in the head.
April 9, 2025 at 7:51 PM
We decided to shoot ourselves in the gut, instead of shooting ourselves in the head.
It wasn’t an unreasonable thought, look at Mnuchin from the first term. Trump just seems hellbent on tariff.
April 9, 2025 at 1:41 PM
It wasn’t an unreasonable thought, look at Mnuchin from the first term. Trump just seems hellbent on tariff.
I listened to him on Bloomberg radio this morning, he seems completely disconnected from actual events.
April 9, 2025 at 1:30 PM
I listened to him on Bloomberg radio this morning, he seems completely disconnected from actual events.
10-year seems to be holding that 4 handle. Crisis the market, and they don’t even get to save on interest payments.
April 7, 2025 at 1:49 PM
10-year seems to be holding that 4 handle. Crisis the market, and they don’t even get to save on interest payments.
The FB crowd is cheering for this. People have become too accustomed to once-in-a-lifetime crises working out.
April 6, 2025 at 10:51 PM
The FB crowd is cheering for this. People have become too accustomed to once-in-a-lifetime crises working out.
WSJ-type Republicans seem very up for grabs in 2026, and my guess is they are one of the GOP’s better “will actually show up for the midterm” constituencies. This could get ugly for them.
April 6, 2025 at 4:59 PM
WSJ-type Republicans seem very up for grabs in 2026, and my guess is they are one of the GOP’s better “will actually show up for the midterm” constituencies. This could get ugly for them.
Factory jobs are honest work. Moving to factory jobs aren’t so much the problem it’s moving down the value chain and working in factory jobs that that couldn’t exist here before because US labor was to productive/ expensive on average to allow it to exist.
April 5, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Factory jobs are honest work. Moving to factory jobs aren’t so much the problem it’s moving down the value chain and working in factory jobs that that couldn’t exist here before because US labor was to productive/ expensive on average to allow it to exist.