Although Virginia is faring better than the rest of the nation, a robust economic recovery in the Commonwealth continues to be dampened, according to the 2012-2013 Virginia Economic Forecast, the thirteenth annual report on the economy conducted by Chmura Economics & Analytics and released by the Thomas Jefferson Institute for Public Policy. The Forecast projects a number of key economic data for Virginia, including employment, wages and salaries, retail sales and housing, and compares them with national projections.