Economic

Real (adjusted) GDP for the United States
source: BEA (dept of commerce)
http://research.stlouisfed.org/fred2/data/GDPC1.txt

This data shows that in 1998, the real and unadjusted GDP for the United States are very close to the same. This means there is little inflation or other economic factors skewing the GDP.
Unadjusted GDP is climbing at an exponential rate.








Unemployment Rates in the US for 1998 by state

According to this graph, most of the United States had an average unemployment rate of 3%-4.9%. The Pacific Northwest region (Oregon, California, Idaho, and Montana) had a higher unemployment rate of 5%-5.9%.