A comprehensive list of recently added postings on Dallasfed.org.
Austin Economic Indicators, January 2023
In November, Austin’s economy continued to grow as employment increased and the unemployment rate fell. At the same time, Austin’s housing market continued to cool down due to rising mortgage rates that caused both housing sales and median prices to decline.
March 23, 2023
Pandemic painful for many self-employed women, but their numbers are rising again
Years before the term “she-cession” became part of our national lexicon, the number of businesses owned by women was growing at a rate more than twice that of all businesses. Despite their increasing importance to the economy, women-owned firms were less likely than firms owned by men to be financially healthy heading into the COVID-19 economic crisis.
March 23, 2023
Houston Economic Indicators, March 2023
Houston employment rose 3.1 percent in January, and benchmark revisions shifted employment growth up for 2022. Leading indicators sent mixed signals in the new year: employment growth and home sales remained strong, while oil prices and rig counts fell.
March 22, 2023
El Paso Economic Indicators, March 17, 2023
In January, El Paso experienced strong payroll growth accompanied by continued increases in the business-cycle index and average hourly wages. However, unemployment rose, and U.S. industrial production increased slightly.
March 17, 2023
Texas Economic Indicators, March 2023
Texas’ economy continues to expand in 2023. Employment gains were broad based in January, with growth in oil and gas outperforming all other major sectors. Existing-home sales and median home prices increased in January.
March 17, 2023
San Antonio Economic Indicators, March 15, 2023
The San Antonio economy slowed in January, as the business-cycle index stayed steady, wages declined, and the unemployment rate ticked up. Single-family permits for new-home construction continued to fall, and housing affordability declined further.
March 15, 2023
Texas Employment Forecast, Feb. 3
The Texas Employment Forecast indicates that jobs will increase 2.8 percent in 2023, with an 80 percent confidence band of 2.0 to 3.5 percent.
March 10, 2023
Texas to get new type of refinery: a lithium refinery
Tesla is developing the facility near Corpus Christi to produce battery-grade lithium hydroxide, a lithium chemical used in the high-performance lithium-ion batteries that companies such as Tesla prefer.
March 10, 2023
Mexico recovering from pandemic slowdown; structural issues persist
Daniel Chiquiar, professor of economics at Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México (Autonomous Technological Institute of Mexico) and former chief economist of Mexico’s central bank, Banco de México, discusses the country’s recent economic performance and the challenges it faces in 2023.
March 10, 2023
High-tech hotspot Austin works to solve labor, housing issues
In the fourth stop on her 360° in 365 Listening Tour, Dallas Fed President Lorie K. Logan met with Austin business and community leaders in January to learn about the area’s strengths, challenges and outlook.
March 9, 2023