Back, Thomas; Congdon-Martin, Joshua; DeCoff, Tom; … - In: New England Economic Indicators (2002) Jun, pp. i-x
The year 2001 marked the end of a ten-year economic expansion for the nation and New England. Both the recession that began in the first quarter of 2001 and the terrorist attacks of September 11 weakened the region's labor market, which had built strength in the 1990s and through 2000....