They did a feature on my hometown of 13,000 on the local news a couple months ago because it was one of the few places with a growing economy at the time. Unemployment was like 1.5 percent or something when it was 6 for the rest or the state or something like that. We are getting a Super Wal-Mart that will be opening soon and is bringing in a few jobs probably (most will just transfer from the old regular Wal-Mart). We have too many manufacturing plants to count for a small town....they are everywhere.
Our economy is just fine.
Unemployment was like 1.5 percent or something when it was 6 for the rest or the state Here in Orange County CA, our unemployment is 3.2% and yet, up the coast, Portland OR. is at 7.2%. There are so many other factors other than federal policy that help/hurt the economy. With city, county, & state taxes, regulations, and judicial systems in play, I am always suprised by the lack of accountability of "local" leaders concerning the economy compared to the President.