Just Released: Mapping Changes in School Finances
This morning, the New York Fed released a set of interactive maps and charts illuminating school finances in New York and New Jersey.
Distressed Residential Real Estate: Dimensions, Impacts, and Remedies
On October 5, 2012, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York and the Rockefeller Institute of Government co-hosted the conference “Distressed Residential Real Estate: Dimensions, Impacts, and Remedies.”
States Are Recovering Lost Jobs at Surprisingly Similar Rates
The U.S. economy lost more than 8 million jobs between January 2008 and February 2010.
Just Released: New York’s Latest Beige Book Report Points to Sustained Growth
The New York Fed’s latest Beige Book report points to continued moderate growth in the regional economy.
Do Big Cities Help College Graduates Find Better Jobs?
Although the unemployment rate of workers with a college degree has remained well below average since the Great Recession, there is growing concern that college graduates are increasingly underemployed—that is, working in a job that does not require a college degree or the skills acquired through their chosen field of study.
Just Released: The Geography of Student Debt
This morning, the New York Fed released its Quarterly Report on Household Debt and Credit for 2013 Q1.
The Effect of Superstorm Sandy on the Macroeconomy
The Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) of the U.S. Department of Commerce has reported that real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) increased at a very sluggish 0.4 percent annual rate in the final quarter of 2012.
Just Released: April Empire State Manufacturing Survey
According to the most recent Empire State Manufacturing Survey, manufacturing conditions are continuing to improve in New York State, but only barely.
Foreclosures Loom Large in the Region
Households in the New York-northern New Jersey region were spared the worst of the housing bust and have generally experienced less financial stress than average over the past several years.
Just Released: February Report Points to Moderate Regional Economic Growth
The February Indexes of Coincident Economic Indicators (CEIs) for New York State, New York City, and New Jersey released today show activity expanding at a moderate pace across the region.