As a community-engaged bank, the SF Fed seeks out real-time information on economic conditions by engaging with and learning from businesses, community organizations, and local leaders. These ...

Economists John Fernald and Huiyu Li, in partnership with research associates Brigid Meisenbacher and Aren Yalcin, find that the surge in U.S. labor productivity growth during the pandemic and its ...

Join Ian Galloway, Regional Executive of the SF Fed’s Portland Branch, as he explores the thriving manufacturing sector in Oregon, a key contributor to the state’s economy. Discover the diverse range ...

Join Ian Galloway, Regional Executive of the SF Fed’s Portland Branch, as he explores the thriving manufacturing sector in Oregon, a key contributor to the state’s economy. Discover the diverse range ...

Natalie Holmes joined the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco in 2024 as a senior researcher in Community Development. Her work focuses on labor market and workforce issues, in keeping with ...

Access to water is necessary to sustain human civilization and agricultural production. Recent analysis finds that most of U.S. land area, economic activity, and agricultural production are in regions ...

U.S. labor productivity initially surged in 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic, despite the massive economic upheaval. As the economy recovered, the level of productivity retreated to its slow ...

Regional data provide indicators measuring characteristics of the dual mandate across the nation. This page provides data on labor market conditions, prices, and earnings for the 50 states and the ...

We identify corporate commitments for reductions of greenhouse gas emissions—green pledges—from news articles using a large language model. About 8% of publicly traded U.S. companies have made green ...

Economic activity in the Twelfth District was stable on balance during the October to mid-November reporting period. Employment levels were largely unchanged, and employee turnover was stable in ...