A comprehensive list of recently added postings on Dallasfed.org.
Texas Employment Forecast, March 8
The Texas Employment Forecast indicates jobs will increase 2.2 percent (304,200 jobs added) in 2024, with an 80 percent confidence band of 1.5 to 2.9 percent.
March 8, 2024
Eleventh District Beige Book, March 6, 2024
The Eleventh District economy expanded modestly, with activity in most sectors holding steady or experiencing slight to modest growth. Employment rose modestly, and wages grew at an average pace. Input costs grew moderately.
March 6, 2024
Short-term credentials meet growing interest among students, employers
Proponents of short-term credentials hope these programs that are shorter (and often cheaper) than traditional college can boost economic mobility for students who would otherwise forgo a degree.
March 6, 2024
Fort Worth works to keep up with population growth
Dallas Fed President Lorie Logan's 360° Listening Tour is taking her to communities all around the Eleventh Federal Reserve District. The tour is helping deepen her understanding of the region’s people and economy by adding color and perspective that go beyond official statistics.
March 5, 2024
Revisiting the odd behavior of the Beveridge curve as unemployment stays low
At first glance, it seems unlikely that the unemployment rate would remain stable if the number of job vacancies decreased. However, such a scenario played out recently as the number of firms seeking to fill positions by poaching employees from other firms increased, while the ranks of the unemployed remained relatively stable.
March 5, 2024
Dallas-Fort Worth Economic Indicators, February 2024
The Dallas–Fort Worth economy expanded in December. Payroll employment rose moderately, and unemployment dipped. Home prices were relatively flat in the fourth quarter, and affordability held steady.
March 1, 2024
Discussion of ‘Quantitative Tightening Around the Globe: What Have We Learned?’ by Wenxin Du, Kristin Forbes and Matthew Luzzetti
President Logan discussed a new report on quantitative tightening around the world and implications for the Federal Reserve’s monetary policy decisions.
March 1, 2024
Growth resumes in Texas service sector activity, company outlook improves
Texas service sector activity expanded in February after contracting in January, according to business executives responding to the Texas Service Sector Outlook Survey.
February 27, 2024
Texas manufacturing activity stabilizes in February
Texas factory activity stabilized in February after contracting in January, according to business executives responding to the Texas Manufacturing Outlook Survey.
February 26, 2024
The Dual Beveridge Curve
This paper proposes a novel dual vacancy model that segments the labor market into separate search processes for unemployed and employed workers and provides a better fit to the data than traditional models assuming a homogeneous market.
February 21, 2024