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Regional Economic Press Briefing AGENDA: Topic: Job Polarization and Rising Inequality in the Region Date: Wednesday, May 30, 2012 Location: Federal Reserve Bank of New York, 33 Liberty Street, New York, NY (Room 143) Participants: Members of the press covering regional economy, business, and the labor market Regional economic analysis for: • Downstate New York (including New York City metro area; Long Island; Fairfield County, Connecticut) • Upstate New York (including Buffalo, Syracuse, Albany, Rochester, Binghamton) • Northern New Jersey • Puerto Rico 12:30 p.m. Registration begins; embargoed material available 1:30 – 1:35 p.m. Welcome remarks 1:35 – 1:50 p.m. Overview of economic conditions in the region and nation William C. Dudley, President and CEO 1:50 – 2:00 p.m. Update on regional economy James Orr, Assistant Vice President and Regional Economist 2:00 – 2:15 p.m. Job Polarization and Rising Inequality in the Region Richard Deitz, Assistant Vice President, Research and Statistics Group 2:15 – 3:00 p.m. Q&A: regional economic conditions and job polarization President Dudley and panelists 3:00 p.m. Program concludes