A comprehensive list of recently added postings on Dallasfed.org.
Texas Economic Indicators, May 2026
The Texas economy expanded in May. Overall, employment grew and the labor force expanded modestly. The June Texas Business Outlook Surveys showed continued expansion in wages and benefits. Exports rose in April, while the Texas Leading Index ticked down in May.
July 3, 2026
Work from Home and Migration
This paper studies how full-time work from home affects migration and economic activity across cities.
July 1, 2026
Houston Economic Indicators, May 2026
Houston’s labor market grew moderately over the three months ending in May. Home prices in the metro declined over the past year. In commercial real estate, net asking rents for office and industrial space increased last year with little change in vacancy rate.
July 1, 2026
Semiparametric Local Projections
This paper proposes a semiparametric local projection estimator of nonlinear impulse response functions for a broad class of structural dynamic models relevant for applied macroeconomics, including models with nonlinearly transformed regressors, state dependent coefficients and nonlinear interactions between shocks and state variables.
June 30, 2026
Growth in Texas service sector activity accelerates
Texas service sector activity expanded at a faster pace in June than the prior month, according to business executives responding to the Texas Service Sector Outlook Survey.
June 30, 2026
Supplier networks transmit Fed rate moves through economy
An important way monetary policy affects the economy is through household spending. When the Federal Reserve increases or lowers interest rates, the effects do not end with just the businesses most exposed to the resulting changes in household spending.
June 30, 2026
Texas factory output growth slows further
Texas manufacturing output growth decelerated in June, according to business executives responding to the Texas Manufacturing Outlook Survey.
June 29, 2026
Texas executives cite inflation as a top outlook concern
The Dallas Fed asked a series of special questions on wages, prices and outlook concerns in the June Texas Business Outlook Surveys.
June 29, 2026
Bankers report robust increases in loan volume and demand
Loan volume and demand grew notably in June. Volume rose across all loan types except for consumer loan volume which was stable.
June 29, 2026
Austin Economic Indicators, May 2026
In May, Austin experienced broad employment growth, while wages fell slightly. Meanwhile, housing prices climbed as months of inventory declined.
June 29, 2026