Changes in the composition of the labor force always receive a great deal of attention from economists. But just how...

Changes in the composition of the labor force always receive a great deal of attention from economists. But just how...

Lei Fang and Jun Nie. Working Paper 2014-2 (February). The authors explore the impact of shocks, unemployment insurance, and human...

Does the combination of rising home prices and mortgage rates, along with flat incomes, mean that homeownership is becoming less...

Could chip-and-signature cards be a reasonable first step as the United States transitions to the EMV standard? Portals and Rails...

Jonas E. Arias, Juan F. Rubio-Ramirez, and Daniel F. Waggoner. Working Paper 2014-1(February). Some recent research shows that optimism shocks...

Data for real gross domestic product (GDP) growth in fourth-quarter 2013 have pushed the GDP-based recession indicator down to 3.3...

In 2013, the Federal Reserve System transferred $77.7 billion to the U.S. Treasury. Financial Update notes that this revenue represents...

View the latest series of charts from our Economic and Financial Highlights page, including new data on Federal Reserve assets...

Although the labor force is often viewed as a monolith, it is actually made up of numerous demographic groups, and...