Growth will continue in education and health, which have been the only steady gainers in this century. But it is now moving into business and professional services, which holds many of the highest-skilled jobs in the economy.

When businesses are looking for value propositions, cheap is good.

We expect 2006 to be the year that 2005 should have been. We project strong employment growth – 2 percent or better – that will begin to stretch many segments of the local labor force.

When you look at the fundamentals here – the type of growth and the type of growth you expect – the pricing isn't there.