Dallas Fed Economics
Labor economy at greater risk in Texas than U.S. during COVID-19 crisis
The coronavirus crisis could more adversely affect the Texas economy than the U.S. economy due to the state’s relatively large share of at-risk jobs, a review of data suggests.
May 12, 2020
Economic Indicators
Energy Indicators
Falling demand and rapidly rising inventories caused crude prices to collapse in April, breaching negative territory for the first time in history.
May 07, 2020
Dallas Fed Economics
Texas economic activity sharply falls in wake of COVID-19
Virus containment measures have prompted unprecedented declines in demand and triggered mass layoffs, shaking business and consumer confidence.
May 07, 2020
Economic Indicators
Energy Indicators
Data have begun to roll in that underscore the scale of disruption caused by efforts to curtail and contain COVID-19.
April 22, 2020
Economic Indicators
Texas Economic Indicators
The Texas economy contracted in March, as payrolls declined and unemployment ticked up as a result of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
April 21, 2020
Economic Indicators
Energy Indicators
The U.S. oil industry already had a significant preexisting condition in the form of receding access to capital when the coronavirus (COVID-19) added to its ills.
April 07, 2020
Groundwater markets slowly evolve in ever-thirstier Texas
Texas’ growing population is increasing the demand for water, a commodity that in many parts of the state is subject to wide swings from abundance during wet cycles to shortfall during droughts.
April 06, 2020
Economic Indicators
Texas Economic Indicators
The unemployment rate held steady in February, but unemployment claims saw their greatest one-week increase in mid-March, resulting from business interruptions due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak.
April 01, 2020
Dallas Fed Economics
Texas economic activity suddenly contracts in March; outlook worsens due to COVID-19
The economic downturn in Texas has begun, recent data suggest.
March 31, 2020
Dallas Fed Economics
Potential mismeasurement of mining limits official Texas real GDP data
We show how a new measure tied to oil and gas production provides a result that is more consistent with other assessments of real output in this industry.
February 25, 2020