The COVID-19 pandemic upended housing markets. This blog post launches an interactive chart that accompanies our research ...

Simulations using a Phillips curve-type relationship provide insights into the importance of demand versus supply for ...

11. Several central banks have started using scenarios in their communication with the public, including the Bank of Canada ...

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

Leilani Barnett, senior outreach manager at the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, shares insights from the 4th annual ...

Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco President & CEO Mary C. Daly will deliver remarks and participate in a monetary policy insights panel at Western Economic Association International’s 100th Annual ...

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 ...

Extreme heat decreases labor productivity in sectors like construction, where much work occurs outdoors. Because construction is an important component of investment, lost productivity today will slow ...

Inflation has climbed since 2021, as the labor market has tightened. Two historical data relationships can account for elevated inflation over the past two years: the Beveridge curve, which relates ...

The labor force participation rate for prime-age men has been declining for decades. About 14% of millennial males at age 25 are not in the labor force, compared with 7% of baby boomer males when they ...

At the onset of the pandemic in 2020, US consumers dramatically changed how they purchased goods and services, favoring credit cards by a significant margin and increasing their use of online payments ...

Temporary layoffs accounted for essentially the entire increase in unemployment to its historically high rate in April 2020. Although the rate has come down since its peak, unemployment remains well ...