Publication:
Regional Matters
2016-2024
Posts from the Regional Matters blog examine local, regional and national data that matter to the Fifth District economy and our communities. Current posts can be found at https://www.richmondfed.org/region_communities/regional_data_analysis/regional_matters.
- 2010s
- 2020s
- Educational Attainment in the Fifth District
- Commuting Time in the Fifth District : Evidence from the American Community Survey
- Maryland's Sluggish Payroll Employment Growth
- A Crooked Road to a Creative Economy
- The Coronavirus and Firms in the Fifth District : As of March 2020
- The COVID-19 Pandemic and the Fifth District Economy
- COVID-19 : Unemployment Claims and Unemployment in Virginia
- Unemployment Insurance Programs and the Role of the States
- Under Pressure : Small-Business Lenders and COVID-19
- Forecasting the COVID-19 Pandemic in the Fifth District
- Hospital Access in the Fifth District and COVID-19
- April Update : The Coronavirus and Firms in the Fifth District
- COVID-19 Financial Support : Who's Covered and Who's Not?
- State Revenues Hit Hard by COVID-19
- Unemployment Benefits and Changes under the CARES Act
- What Businesses are Saying About the COVID Crisis
- Observing Recent Trends in Job Postings
- Higher Education in the Wake of COVID-19
- Observing Recent Trends in Hours Worked by Hourly Employees
- Home Repair Costs in Baltimore
- Payroll Employment Trends across the Fifth District
- The Federal Reserve's COVID-19 Community Impact Survey
- Demographics and Disparities in the Fifth District
- Interpreting Unemployment Data in the Time of COVID-19
- The Homework Gap : Digital Access at Home for Students in the Fifth District
- Why Were Fifth District Residents Out of Work? Insights From the July Household Pulse Survey
- COVID-19 and Fifth District Firms : Where Are They Now?
- Economics and Personal Finance Instruction in the Time of COVID-19
- Rural-Urban Health Disparities in the Fifth District Before COVID-19
- State and Local Governments : Economic Shocks and Fiscal Challenges
- Housing Prices in the Fifth District During COVID-19
- Understanding the Fifth District Labor Market through High-Frequency Data
- Is a Wave of Evictions Coming?
- 2020 Special Survey of Wages and Hiring
- The End of a Volatile Year : What Have Firms Told Us?
- Unemployment Benefits Under the New Stimulus Package
- The Black Population of the Fifth District Across the Rural-Urban Continuum : A Historical Perspective
- 2019 Educational Attainment in the Fifth District
- Gauging Unemployment Rates When Workers Are on the Sidelines
- Breaking Down the Decline in Public School Enrollment
- The Landscape of the Rural Fifth District : Does Race Matter?
- How Many Businesses in the Fifth District are Minority-Owned?
- COVID-19 Remote Learning Exposes the Digital Divide
- Remote Work and COVID-19 : What Have Firms Learned?
- How Adequate and Equitable is K-12 Education Funding in the Fifth District?
- Demand Is Up, But Can Supply Match It?
- Community College Enrollment in Fall 2020 : What We Know So Far
- Regional Businesses Returning to Pre-COVID-19 Operations
- Is Rental Assistance Getting to Those in Need?
- Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds : How Do They Work and What Does It Mean to the Fifth District?
- Eyes on the Roads (and Bridges) in the Fifth District
- Introducing Rural Spotlights
- Rural Spotlight : Bringing Broadband to Maryland's Eastern Shore
- Rural Spotlight : Strengthening Economic Opportunity North of Raleigh-Durham
- Wages Are Rising : How Far Will They Go?
- Rural Spotlight : A Path to Redevelopment in West Virginia
- Demand for Goods Grows : Will Manufacturers Be Able to Meet It?
- Rural Spotlight : Creating Family Economic Security in Western Maryland
- State Budget Surpluses, the COVID-19 Impact, and ARPA Funds
- The Pandemic's Toll on Minority Women in the Labor Force
- The Future Is…Remote?
- Rural Spotlight : Advancing Early Childhood Education in Danville-Pittsylvania
- Whose Land Is It? Heirs' Property and Its Role in Generational Land Retention
- We're All Out : Firms Struggle to Fully Meet Customer Demand
- Community College Enrollment in Fall 2021 and Cumulative Enrollment Impacts
- Regional Job Openings and Quits Rates Jolt to New Highs
- How Much for Your Time? : Fifth District Firms Struggle to Find Workers
- Rural Spotlight : Promoting Small Business Development in South Carolina
- 2020 Census : A Look at the Fifth District
- Rising Wages and Increased Hiring Two Years Into the COVID-19 Pandemic
- Communities Are Still Facing Disruptions : Is Recovery in Sight?
- Rural Spotlight : Resuscitating the Health Care Workforce Pipeline in the Valleys
- Supply and Demand : When Will We See Balance?
- The End of the Digital Divide? The Future of Broadband Post-Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA)
- Increasing Rural Capacity : Ways Intermediaries Can Contribute
- The Updated Employment Picture
- How to Get the Workers?
- Fifth District Small Businesses Struggle With Operational and Financial Challenges
- The Role of Manufacturing in the Rural Fifth District
- Intersecting Costs : Housing and Transportation in the Rural Fifth District
- A New Endeavor : Introducing the Fifth District Survey of Community College Outcomes
- Shifting Populations : Results From 2021 Census Estimates
- Rural Spotlight : Creating a Reservoir of Housing Resources in New River Valley
- What's Behind Firms' Reported Improvements in Meeting Demand?
- Second-Chance Hiring : Fifth District Efforts to Improve Post-Incarceration Outcomes
- Mapping Outcomes Across Rural and Urban Communities
- Are Recession Fears Replacing Supply Chain Challenges? Evidence from Fifth District Business Surveys
- Pell Grants and Community College Success : Improving Metrics via our Community College Survey
- How to Bridge the Digital Divide? : Assessing the Affordable Connectivity Program
- Lagging Labor Force Participation in Maryland and Virginia
- After the Eviction Moratorium : How Are Renters Faring?
- How to Get the (High-Skilled) Workers?
- How the CHIPS and Science Act Will Target Economic Development in Distressed Labor Markets
- How Connected Are Counties in the Fifth District?
- Teacher Wages and Purchasing Power in the Fifth District
- Inflation and the Price Expectations of Firms
- Fifth District Businesses Weigh in on Hiring and Wages
- Hispanic Postsecondary Enrollment Increases Throughout the Fifth District
- How are CDFIs Managing Pandemic-Related Disruptions?
- The Rural Reach of ARPA's Development Grants in the Fifth District
- Recent Trends in Fifth District Housing Market Indicators
- Fifth District Firms Report Cautious Optimism Going Into 2023
- Firm Price-Setting Behavior Amid Elevated Price Growth : Evidence From Our Surveys
- Are Capital Expenditures Getting Too Expensive?
- Is There a Credit Crunch? A View From Fifth District Businesses
- CDFIs on the Prize : Recent Federal Awards for Community Development Financial Institutions
- Updates to Rural and Urban Areas Based on the 2020 Census
- The Fifth District Labor Market : Normalization or the Beginning of a Slowdown?
- Nonmetro Homeownership Affordability in Decline
- Households Confront the End of Pandemic-Era Assistance Programs
- Are Signs of Labor Market Normalization Reflected in Wage Growth?
- Fifth District State Business Cycles
- Addressing Baltimore's Abandoned Housing
- The State of Hiring in the Fifth District
- The Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund (HEERF) and Its Impact on Fifth District Community Colleges
- Housing Affordability Challenges for Renters and Homeowners in the Rural Fifth District
- Creating a STEM Employment Pipeline in Eastern North Carolina Schools
- Parsing the Slow Post-Pandemic Labor Market Recovery of Maryland's Capital Suburbs
- From Good Bones to Healthy Homes : Housing Quality in the Rural Fifth District
- A Penny for Your Thoughts? How Survey Comments Help Us Understand Our Region's Labor Market
- Signs of a Slowdown? Evidence From Our October Business Surveys
- Expanding Their Reach : New Products and Services CDFIs Want to Provide
- Results From the Survey of Community College Outcomes Extended Pilot
- What Do Softened Business Expectations Mean for Hiring?
- Spotlight on Rural Best Practices : Lessons From the 2023 IRA Poster Session
- New Insights on Dual Enrollment Students From the Survey of Community College Outcomes
- Fifth District Firms Are Cautiously Optimistic About 2024 Despite Concerns
- Are Fifth District Firms Revisiting Their Prices Less Often Amid Cooling Inflation?
- Unlocking Housing Supply : What Can We Learn About Recent Construction and Permitting Patterns in Our Region?
- Non-Credit Workforce Programs at Community Colleges
- Is Wage Growth Normalizing? What Fifth District Businesses Are Saying About Wages
- Urban Marylanders Are Migrating to More Affordable and Smaller Metro Areas
- State Labor Market Update : January 2024 Data Release
- Remotely Interesting? Sensing Tools Shed Light on On-Site Expectations in the Fifth District
- Do Regional Fed Surveys Reflect National Manufacturing Conditions?
- Shifting Rurality : Is It Possible to Increase Population and Become More Rural?
- Have Some Rural Areas Turned the Tide on Population Decline?
- The Impact of the Francis Scott Key Bridge Collapse on Fifth District Firms
- Following the Money : State and Local Funding for Community Colleges in the Fifth District
- Employment Change : Are Workers Coming or Going?
- Who Is Supplying the Labor for Recent Employment Growth in the Rural Fifth District?
- Automation and AI : What Does Adoption Look Like for Fifth District Businesses?
- Understanding Immigration in the Fifth District : Where Did International Migrants Settle?
- Unfinished Business? A Closer Look at the "Some College, No Degree" Population
- Are Labor Shortages in Small Cities and Rural Areas Worse Than Urban Ones?
- High and Dry : Banking Deserts Increased in the Fifth District During the Pandemic
- Credit Checkup : A Look at the Financing Experiences of Small Businesses in Virginia, Washington, D.C., and North Carolina
- Are Customers Pulling Back on Spending? Evidence From the Richmond Fed Business Surveys
- Virginia's Employment Recovery : Now And Then
- Boeing South Carolina's Economic Impact : Ten Years After Opening
- Are College Towns Recession Proof?
- The Devastation of Hurricane Helene : The Fifth District
- Hurricane Helene : What We Are Learning
- Digital Access Deficiencies in Rural Health Care Deserts : Identifying a Role for Telehealth
- Careers Evolve but Majors Matter : Career Pathways and College Majors in Virginia
- The Impact of Hurricane Helene on Fifth District Businesses
- Barriers to Rural Investment
- Land at Risk : Heirs' Property in the Carolinas
- Firms' Employment and Wage Outlook Going Into 2025
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