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  • Eleventh District community banks outperform peers despite weaker credit quality

    Eleventh District community banks will likely continue to outperform their nationwide peers in terms of profitability, given their larger share of noninterest-bearing deposits.

  • Agricultural Survey

    Bankers responding to the fourth-quarter agricultural survey reported persistent weak conditions across most regions of the Eleventh District.

  • 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.

  • Southern New Mexico Economic Indicators

    Economic activity was sluggish in Las Cruces in the third quarter. Employment was flat, and unemployment continued to rise. Hourly earnings slid further continuing a pattern since early 2023.

  • Agricultural Survey

    Bankers responding to the third-quarter agricultural survey reported weaker conditions across most regions of the Eleventh District.

  • Old oil fields reimagined as lithium sources

    The Smackover Formation, extending broadly from East Texas to Florida, is ground zero in the effort to produce lithium from oilfield brines.

  • Southern New Mexico Economic Indicators

    Employment in Las Cruces grew above trend in the second quarter; however, unemployment ticked up in June and was higher than the state and nation. Growth in median home prices and apartment rents has subsided, but prices remain high.

  • Southern New Mexico Economic Indicators

    Southern New Mexico’s economy grew robustly through April, exceeding both the state and the nation. Employment expanded at a stronger pace than the state and nation, while the unemployment rate ticked down to 4.3 percent in March.

  • Funding to address broadband gaps in the Eleventh District

    This article examines Infrastructure and Investment Jobs Act funding distribution in Texas, Louisiana and New Mexico.

  • Southern New Mexico Economic Indicators

    Las Cruces’ economy rebounded in fourth quarter 2023 after weakening in the third. Employment grew broadly, and the unemployment rate held steady. Hourly earnings declined in Las Cruces and New Mexico in 2023.