Sightlines is a consulting service. We provide businesspeople, long-term investors, and policy makers with concise data-driven analyses of the direction of the American economy so they can successfully formulate their business plans and fine-tune their resource allocations:

We have collected and analyzed  state-level tax receipts since the early mid-1990s, and are widely respected for our ability to parse the importance of trends in those revenue flows, and understand regional strengths and weaknesses;

We have built long-term databases, some going back into the 1880s, (!), to provide historical perspective;

Our proprietary databases are the basis for our analyses of economic turning points, growth and demographic trends,  correlations in historical trends, and forecasts for the nation, regions, and states.  In addition to guiding business planners and investors, including those who manage municipal debt portfolios, we believe the detail offered by these data series will help our clients create new jobs and better understand the advantages of returning jobs to the United States;

We have a broad understanding of how the Bureau of Labor Statistics produces data, the strengths and the quirks, and are dedicated to debunking the perennial conspiracy theories that cloud many analysts perceptions; and

We have long tracked economic disparity and demographics, again to push back on popular theories, and to support regional and policy efforts to build a more equitable economy.

We’d be happy to work with you! Please get in touch with us here.

Philippa and Doug