Southwest Economy
Ciudad Juarez retools amid job losses
Ciudad Juarez, across the Rio Grande from El Paso, lost nearly one-fifth of its manufacturing jobs over a two-year period. The decline reflects the city’s move into higher value-added, less labor-intensive production of electronics and hardware demanded for the U.S.’s burgeoning data center build-out.
April 08, 2026
Working Paper
Multinationals and Structural Transformation
Using confidential microdata from Japan and exploiting a quasi-exogenous reform that expanded foreign investment opportunities in China, this paper assesses empirically how this reform affected employment at firms in both the host country (China) and the home country (Japan).
March 30, 2026
Economic Surveys
Texas Manufacturing Outlook Survey
Texas factory activity continued to rise in March, but at a slower pace than the previous month, according to business executives responding to the Texas Manufacturing Outlook Survey.
March 30, 2026
Special Report
Taiwan firms key to nearshoring and reshoring to support AI boom
While China’s trade and investment with Mexico have attracted significant attention, Taiwan firms’ investment in both Mexico and Texas is arguably more significant for the evolution of U.S.–Mexico production networks.
March 06, 2026
Economic Surveys
Texas Manufacturing Outlook Survey
Texas factory activity continued to rise in February, according to business executives responding to the Texas Manufacturing Outlook Survey.
February 23, 2026
Economic Surveys
Texas Manufacturing Outlook Survey
Texas factory activity expanded solidly in January after contracting in December, according to business executives responding to the Texas Manufacturing Outlook Survey.
January 26, 2026
Denton leaders ’cautiously optimistic‘ about growing city’s economy
Business and civic leaders told Dallas Fed President Lorie Logan that Denton has become a destination for business expansion due to the location in the northwest corner of the Dallas-Fort Worth metro area and the regular supply of graduates.
January 23, 2026
Economic Surveys
Texas Manufacturing Outlook Survey
Texas factory activity contracted slightly in December after rising notably in November, according to business executives responding to the Texas Manufacturing Outlook Survey.
December 29, 2025
Economic Surveys
Texas Manufacturing Outlook Survey
Texas factory activity expanded at a markedly faster pace in November, according to business executives responding to the Texas Manufacturing Outlook Survey.
November 24, 2025
Economic Surveys
Texas Manufacturing Outlook Survey
Texas factory activity continued to expand in October, according to business executives responding to the Texas Manufacturing Outlook Survey.
October 27, 2025