The Real Economy Blog

Senior Manager, Technology Senior Analyst

@davisnordell

Davis has more than 11 years of experience in providing tax compliance and tax consulting services to a wide array of middle market clients in a variety of sectors. His focus is primarily on large privately held businesses in the technology and consumer products industries with multi-state compliance footprints.

In May 2019, Davis was selected as a senior analyst in RSM’s cutting-edge Industry Eminence Program, which positions its senior analysts to understand, forecast and communicate economic, business and technology trends shaping the industries RSM serves. These senior analysts advise clients on conditions influencing middle market leaders. Davis’ focus is on the technology industry.

Tech jobs have not been spared in the pandemic, but growth of remote work helps some

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Before COVID-19, unemployment in the technology sector was at a five-decade low and was far lower than the overall U.S. unemployment rate. Though unemployment has risen for some parts of the technology sector as the pandemic has gripped the country, companies are still hiring for other roles. Job postings for web developers and applications software ... READ MORE >

Coronavirus and the global technology supply chain

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To understand why the coronavirus has had such a profound impact on global supply chains and the world economy, look no further than how reliant technology companies have become on Chinese manufacturers. Nearly 20 years ago, during the SARS epidemic, China’s economy was much different and less interconnected to the world economy, supplying mainly ... READ MORE >

The new tech economy is all about location, location, location

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Economic output in the United States is increasingly revealing a geographic divide, with a greater share of gross domestic product being concentrated in the nation’s largest metropolitan areas. In 2018, 31 counties generated 32% of U.S. gross domestic output, according to a report in Bloomberg based on data from the Bureau of Economic Analysis. The ... READ MORE >