function LocalEconTip(arg) {
    var tip = '';
    switch(arg) {
        case 'dcunemp':
        case 'mdunemp':
        case 'vaunemp':
            tip = 'Seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in month of November, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics. The unemployment rate is the number of workers who do not have a job but are looking for one divided by the total number of workers in the labor force.';
            break;
        case 'jobgrowth':
            tip = 'Net change in payroll jobs from November to November for the Washington DC-Arlington-Alexandria metropolitan area, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics. This measures the increase in the number of jobs in the region, based on a survey of companies, non-profit entities, and government entities.'
            break;
        case 'cpi':
            tip = 'Percent change in the consumer price index for all urban consumers in the Washington-Baltimore consolidated metropolitan statistical area, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. This measures price increases in the average basket of goods purchased by local consumers.';
            break;
        case 'grpgrowth':
            tip = "Percent change in gross regional product, as estimated by George Mason University's Center for Regional Analysis. This indicator seeks to measure the value of all goods and services produced in the region over the course of the year. The researchers rely on government and private estimates of personal earnings generated in the region, which they then adjust to account for people who commute into and out of the Washington area.";
            break;
        case 'homeprice':
            tip = 'Median price of single-family homes that are sold in the third quarter, according to the National Association of Realtors. This measures the price of homes on which sales close in the quarter, and does not reflect incentives offered by sellers. It is not adjusted for the composition of houses sold. That is, if more large, expensive houses sell in a given period than small, less expensive ones, the median price could rise even though there has been no change in the price of any given house.';
            break;
        case 'permits':
            tip = 'Number of permits issued for construction of new units of housing by jurisdictions in the Washington metropolitan area, January through November, according to the Census Bureau. Units of housing includes each single-family home, townhouse, and condominium or apartment unit. This measures both the eagerness of builders to construct additional housing units and the willingness of local goverments to allow them to do so.';
            break;
        case 'regional_stox':
            tip = 'Percent change in the Washington Post-Bloomberg Washington DC Area Stock Index. The index measures the price of stocks of companies headquartered in the District, Maryland, and Virginia, weighted by stock price. Compared to broader stock indexes like the Standard & Poor’s 500, it is overweight professional services companies (especially government contractors), real estate companies including homebuilders and real estate investment trusts, hotel companies, and media firms. It is underweight industrial companies and financial services.';
            break;
        case 'officevac':
            tip = 'Percentage of office space in the region that is available for lease but not occupied, at the end of each calendar year. Source is CoStar Group Inc., a real estate research firm. The data include office buildings of all quality levels, but do not include "owner-occupied" space, so a building owned by a company which it is not fully using would not count as vacant. The data also do not include buildings owned by the federal government.';
            break;
        case 'airports':
            tip = 'Number of passengers flying into and out of Dulles and National combined in the 12 month period ending Nov. 30 of each year, according to the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority. The data are an indicator of the strength of business travel and the region’s tourism sector.';
            break;
    }
    if (tip) 
        return Tip(tip, SHADOW, true, FADEIN, 400, FADEOUT, 400, WIDTH, 400);
}