A comprehensive list of recently added postings on Dallasfed.org.
Texas Employment Forecast, Feb. 7
The Texas Employment Forecast indicates jobs will increase 1.6 percent in 2025, with an 80 percent confidence band of 0.8 to 2.4 percent.
February 7, 2025
Texas Economic Outlook 2025
On Feb. 7, 2025, Dallas Fed Vice President and Senior Economist Pia Orrenius released the Dallas Fed's forecast for Texas employment growth for the year and shared details on the factors likely to influence Texas economy in 2025.
February 7, 2025
Opening remarks for panel on ‘Future challenges for monetary policy in the Americas’
At the Bank for International Settlements’ Chapultepec Conference, Dallas Fed President Lorie K. Logan discussed future challenges for monetary policy in the Americas and the role of the neutral interest rate.
February 6, 2025
Houston Economic Indicators, Feb. 2025
Houston’s labor market ended 2024 with below-trend job growth year over year. However, the unemployment rate fell from 4.6 in November 2024 to 4.2 percent in December 2024. Houston’s energy industry continues to show strength.
February 5, 2025
Industrial building boom is bigger in Texas, signaling growth wave
Texas is undergoing a boom in technology and energy-related construction that follows a pandemic-era warehouse and logistics building surge.
February 5, 2025
San Antonio Economic Indicators, Feb. 2025
San Antonio payrolls and wages grew in December. Retail sales tax revenue ticked up, and unemployment ticked down. The supply of existing homes stayed stable as home prices rose.
February 4, 2025
Texas economic sentiment upbeat amid price pressures, uncertainty
Texas companies reported rising service sector revenue and a resumption of production growth in the manufacturing sector after weakness in 2023 and much of 2024, according to the Dallas Fed’s Texas Business Outlook Surveys (TBOS).
February 4, 2025
Texas Economic Indicators, January 2025
The Texas economy expanded in December. Employment growth was robust, and the unemployment rate was flat.
January 31, 2025
Growth in Texas service sector activity moderates
Texas service sector activity continued to increase but at a slower pace in January, according to business executives responding to the Texas Service Sector Outlook Survey.
January 28, 2025
Growth in Texas manufacturing picks up pace in January; outlooks improve further
Texas factory activity picked up notably in January, according to business executives responding to the Texas Manufacturing Outlook Survey.
January 27, 2025