Aug. 22, 2017 | Survey

Fifth District Survey of Manufacturing Activity

Reports on Fifth District Manufacturing Activity in August Remained Little Changed from July

Aug. 22, 2017 | Survey

Fifth District Survey of Service Sector Activity

Service Sector Firms in the Fifth District Report Improved Activity in August

Aug. 16, 2017 | Speech

National and Regional Economic Outlook

Sonya Waddell, director of regional economics at the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, discussed the national and regional economic outlook with a group of businesspeople in southwestern Virginia in August 2017.

July 28, 2017 | Publication

Business Dynamics in the Fifth District

The dynamics of firm creation and exit are an important engine of economic growth. Researchers have noted that there has been a slowing in business dynamics in the United States in recent decades. Is the same true for the Fifth District and our jurisdictions?

July 7, 2017 | Publication

A Sectoral Look of Real Gross Domestic Product by State

Which industries in the Fifth District contributed the most to real GDP in 2016? How does that compare to employment by industry and which industries generate the most output per worker?

Aug. 21, 2017

National Economic Indicators

The latest data on the national economy gathered by the Richmond Fed

Aug. 14, 2017

Hornstein-Kudlyak-Lange Non-Employment Index

Updated index provides an alternative to the standard unemployment rate

Aug. 2, 2017 | Publication

Understanding the Surge in Commercial Real Estate Lending

July 31, 2017

Economic Quarterly

July 14, 2017 | Article

What Remains of Milton Friedman's Monetarism?

July 11, 2017 | Publication

Responding to Urban Decline

May 31, 2017 | Publication

Econ Focus, First Quarter 2017

Cover Story: The Missing Boomerang Buyers
Does it matter whether people who lost their homes during the foreclosure crisis come back to the housing market?