Economic Brief

Official labor market statistics tend to understate informal and platform-based work, such as ride-hailing and food-delivery services.

The U.S.'s established payment system infrastructure may play a role in how quickly FedNow is adopted.

Workers less exposed to artificial intelligence account for roughly half of the aggregate decline in the job-finding rate since mid-2023.

The recent rise in long-term unemployment is largely due to a decline in unemployment outflow rates, especially the rate at which unemployed workers find jobs.

The recent rise in long-term unemployment is largely due to a decline in unemployment outflow rates, especially the rate at which unemployed workers find jobs.

Continuing claims are falling, but this might not necessarily be good news.

The evidence during recoveries from recessions differs from other periods.

The amount of equity homeowners have may influence whether they maintain flood insurance.

The aggregate use of fossil fuels in gross output has remained relatively constant for two reasons.

A new measure of labor market tightness could help produce more accurate forecasts of wage growth.