142 posts on "Regional Analysis"
July 15, 2014
Just Released: July Empire State Manufacturing Survey Shows Strength
Jason Bram and Richard Deitz The July 2014 Empire State Manufacturing Survey, released today, points to some notable strengthening in New York’s manufacturing sector. The survey’s headline general business conditions index and the new orders and shipments indexes all climbed to their highest levels in more than four years. The employment measure also moved up in […]
Posted at 8:45 am in Regional Analysis | Permalink
July 10, 2014
At the N.Y. Fed: Conference Highlights Financing Tools for New York’s Food and Beverage Firms
With more than 35,000 farms and $5.5 billion in annual sales, the agriculture industry is an important part of the New York State economy.
May 21, 2014
Just Released: What Kinds of Jobs Have Been Created during the Recovery?
At today’s regional economic press briefing, we provided an update on economic conditions in New York, northern New Jersey, and Puerto Rico, with a special focus on the kinds of jobs that have been created in each of these places during the recovery.
April 16, 2014
Just Released: April Surveys Find Businesses Face Increasing Difficulty Retaining Skilled Workers
The Federal Reserve Bank of New York’s monthly business surveys include special supplementary questions on topics of interest.
March 5, 2014
Just Released: Harsh Winter Weather Hampers Economic Activity in the Region
The New York Fed’s latest Beige Book report indicates that harsh winter weather hampered economic activity in the region in early 2014.
Posted at 2:05 pm in Regional Analysis | Permalink
February 14, 2014
Puerto Rico Employment Trends–Not Quite as Bleak as They Appear
Puerto Rico’s economy has been in a protracted economic slump since 2006. If there were officially designated recessions for the Commonwealth, it probably would have been in one for the better part of these past seven years.
January 16, 2014
Just Released: Introducing the Business Leaders Survey
Today, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York begins releasing its monthly survey of regional business activity, called the Business Leaders Survey.
Posted at 10:15 am in Regional Analysis | Permalink
December 30, 2013
Fairfield County Weathers Job Losses in Finance
Fairfield County, comprising the southwestern corner of Connecticut, is sometimes thought of as an affluent “bedroom community” outside New York City—a place filled with commuters taking home large paychecks.
November 15, 2013
Just Released: November Empire State Manufacturing Survey Shows a Decline in Activity
The results of this morning’s November Empire State Manufacturing Survey point to slightly weaker conditions in New York’s manufacturing sector.
Posted at 8:45 am in Regional Analysis | Permalink
A Long Road to Economic Recovery for the U.S. Virgin Islands
The U.S. Virgin Islands are a small and unique component of the Second Federal Reserve District.
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