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Alex Breitler’s blog: Salmon job losses also inflated, says Jeffrey Michael

Posted by: Maven on February 23, 2010 at 7:11 am

From Alex Brietler’s blog:

“University of the Pacific business forecasting prof Jeffrey Michael dropped an interesting bit of news at today’s water forum in Sacramento.

The news: Job loss estimates by the salmon fishing industry may be greatly exaggerated – as were earlier estimates for agriculture in the south San Joaquin Valley.

“Job loss exaggerations are now officially an epidemic in the water debate,” Michael wrote in his blog, Valley Economy.

For months, Michael has been saying publicly that water-related job losses in the south Valley were not as severe as other economists and many media reports had portrayed. He said most of the area’s struggles with unemployment were because of the flattened economy, not a lack of water. And of those job losses that could be blamed on lack of water, most were because of the drought and not Endangered Species Act protections for fish. … “

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February 23, 2010 · Filed Under General Water Issues

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