She said the state of the economy was not an issue for her.

Does that not tell us something about the state of the economy?

Both men were concerned about the state of the American economy.

According to the state of the economy, in your opinion.

This is critical given the current state of our economy.

Given the state of the economy, he is a very busy man these days.

The anger was said to result from the state of our economy.

But he touched on the state of the economy in response to several questions.

It's not like I've asked him to comment on the state of the economy.

In theory this sounds fine, until you remember the state of the economy, even for the middle class.