"The economy is lagging behind the politics," said one highly paid engineer, who was hired by a largely white electronics company last February.

But he warned, "The state's economy has been lagging for a long time and its problems are not yet over."

Its performance and economy were also lagging behind the competitors.

The economy lags behind the French and German economies.

Since Russia's economy had always lagged behind the rest of Europe, these increases came from a very low baseline.

Economists say the local economy is lagging because of several factors.

We assumed the economy would lag but would start to grow.

China's economy, education and technology are lagging far behind those of the United States.

As a third-year law student, I am well aware that the economy is lagging and loans are looming.

But despite a boom in the stock market, youth unemployment rates were high, real estate prices skyrocketed and the economy lagged.