A pretty good year, for most

摘要

2018 was a better year for most of our Regional Leaders than 2017, with seven out of 10 regions reporting higher average firm growth rates, and only one reporting a decline. While other regions had higher averages, New England posted one of the biggest jumps, with an average growth rate that, at 9.16 percent, was almost five percentage points higher than a year earlier. The Southeast had the highest aver- age growth, at 12.49 percent, up a whopping eight percentage points from 2017. The Capital Region around Washington, D.C., meanwhile, reported the lowest firm growth rate, at 5.76 percent, a drop of less than three percentage points.