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More than 100 undergraduate students participated on September 18 in DivEc, a Richmond Fed conference designed to foster diversity in the field of economics.
A free, online course that helps students decide what path to pursue after high school.
Grade Level: High School
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?
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