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of the Bureau of Business Research, which produces the monthly report.
“The seemingly endless boom of the 1980s clearly is over, and the Virginia economy is enduring a rendezvous with reality,” said Mr. Pearson.
Reality has already hit Northern Virginia, which is on the brink of recession if not already over it, said Mr. Pearson. Payroll jobs in that portion of the state grew only 0.3 percent from July 1989 to July 1990, reflecting in part the building bust.
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