Another Opinion: Nevada should take hope that the economy is improving
Another Opinion: Nevada should take hope that the economy is improvingFrom the Las Vegas Sun The recent hiring by MGM Mirage - 12,000 workers for its new CityCenter attraction - brightened the employment picture in Nevada, but only for a short while.With roughly 200,000 Nevadans of working age idled because of the state's moribund economy, one hiring spree does not, unfortunately, signal a recovery.How far we must go to achieve recovery is demonstrated in the Associated Press's monthly Economic Stress Index, which gives a numerical grade to states and counties based on their unemployment rates and numbers of foreclosures and bankruptcies.The latest index, released this week, calculated data for September. Nevada was the most economically stressed state in the nation.While it is not evident here, the national economy is showing signs of improvement, meaning more people might get back to work and regain enough confidence to plan getaways to Nevada.The latest economic reports show that sales are up for the Big Three automakers.Manufacturing