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Reports on the state-by-state data released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, which showed that job creation slowed to a crawl in some swing states. Decline in Ohio's employment rate; Consistency of the data which the broader slowdown in economic growth.

The article reports on lower growth in the number of people working which will mean slower growth in economic output in the U.S. Topics discussed include the effect of the baby boom generation hitting retirement age, many younger workers moving to urban centers on the coasts and proportion of U.S. counties that experienced a decline in the number of residents ages 25 to 54 between 2007 and 2017.

Examines China's economy in 2004. Comparison with Japan in the late 1980s; Role of multinational companies and foreign investment; Why China is an even greater economic challenge to the U.S. than Japan; Potential size of China's market; Concentration of new industry and commerce in China's southeast region; China's transition from a planned economy to capitalism; Views of analysts; Attitudes of U.S. politicians and of the President George W. Bush administration; China's biggest competitive advantage, its immense and low-paid work force; How China has benefited from opening up to the global economy; Outlook.