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Texas Employment Forecast, Dec. 20
The Texas Employment Forecast estimates jobs will increase 1.6 percent in 2024, with an 80 percent confidence band of 1.5 to 1.7 percent.
December 20, 2024
Energy Indicators, December 2024
Gasoline and diesel prices have come down since 2022. While motor gasoline consumption was low compared with historic trends, distillate fuel consumption was significantly weak in 2024.
December 18, 2024
Electric reliability concerns spur Texas backup generation boom
Amid growing concerns about reliability of electricity services across power-hungry Texas, deployment of back-up power sources—microgrids and alternative generation—is increasing. These assets, serving customers ranging from college campuses to oilfield operations, help keep the lights on when disaster strikes.
December 6, 2024
Austin Economic Indicators, Dec. 2024
Austin experienced modest employment growth in October accompanied by an increase in the unemployment rate. Rent and housing prices were down year over year while months of housing supply inventory was up.
December 5, 2024
Energy Indicators, November 2024
The capital expenditures index from the Dallas Fed Energy Survey as well as business investment in mining were nearly flat in third quarter 2024. Increases in the development cost index for Exploration and Production (E&P) firms are increasing at a faster rate than input costs for oil and gas (O&G) support service firms.
December 5, 2024
Gender Gaps in the Federal Reserve System
To better understand the stalled progress of women in economics, this paper constructs new data on women’s representation and research output in one of the largest policy institutions—the Federal Reserve System.
December 5, 2024
Mexico nearshoring yet to yield big investment despite global trade tensions
The resulting reality surrounding nearshoring’s impact on Mexico’s economy is nuanced. While Mexico has made gains, many of them stem from trade diversion rather than large-scale foreign capital relocation.
December 5, 2024
La relocalización de producción hacia México aún no impulsa una gran inversión a pesar de las tensiones comerciales globales
Los resultados del impacto del nearshoring en la economía mexicana son complejos. Si bien México ha logrado beneficiarse, mucho de esto se deriva de la desviación comercial más que de una relocalización a gran escala de capital extranjero.
December 5, 2024
Eleventh District Beige Book, Dec. 4, 2024
The Eleventh District economy expanded moderately over the reporting period. Growth continued in nonfinancial services and resumed in manufacturing and retail.
December 4, 2024
New Mexico draws on energy, trade to spur economy
While New Mexico continues to navigate economic and demographic challenges, increased revenues from oil and gas production provide opportunities to invest in education, infrastructure and other improvements to boost long-term growth.
December 4, 2024