The second annual Women in Banking symposium went virtual for 2020, hosting over 350 attendees for the three-day event delving into gender diversity in banking.

Job postings, employment by income level, and business formation data tells the story of labor market activity during the economic downturn caused by COVID-19.

More than 100 undergraduate students participated on September 18 in DivEc, a Richmond Fed conference designed to foster diversity in the field of economics.

Traditional employment data are often lagged, so during the COVID-19 pandemic, economists and policymakers shifted to high-frequency data that may better capture rapidly changing conditions.

July data from the Household Pulse Survey reveals some of the reasons people have not been working and how households met their spending needs.

Policy changes and the unique nature of the COVID-19 pandemic may impact the way labor market health is evaluated going forward.

Job postings dropped considerably in the United States and Fifth District in March and April but showed signs of recovery in May. 

Some schools are offering to buy a share of students’ future income in exchange for funding their education.

Between mid-March and early April, more than 360,000 Virginians filed for unemployment. What does this mean for employment measures and the state's economy?

Tiffany Hollin-Wright and Erika Bell explain "benefits cliffs" ― when workers receiving public assistance earn a raise and then are disqualified from receiving government help.

Alex Marré discusses the ongoing challenges of bringing broadband Internet service to everyone who needs it. 

Santiago Pinto  discusses the potential long-term consequences of disruptions to K-12 education as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. 

Tiffany Hollin-Wright discusses how our Community Development staff is addressing the disproportionate impact of the health and economic crises on communities of color.