8 Unemployment Insurance Claims Series for Puerto Rico and the U.S Virgin Islands Added to FRED

Jan 14 These weekly series for Puerto Rico and the U.S Virgin Islands are from the U.S. Department of Labor’s Employment and Training Administration. They include initial claims, continued claims, insured unemployment rate, and covered employment.

Recent Economist Hires

B. Ravikumar (2011) Christian Zimmermann (2011) Fernando Martin (2011) YiLi Chien (2012) Alexander Monge-Naranjo (May 2012) Yongseok Shin (December 2012)

18 Series from the Current Population Survey Added to FRED

Jan 9 These series for age groups 20 to 24 years, 25 to 54 years, and 55 years and over are monthly estimates of civilian labor force, labor force participation rate, unemployment, and noninstitutional population from the BLS Current Population Survey.

23 Wilshire Series Added to FRED

Jan 7 These daily series are from Wilshire Associates Incorporated: 22 include indexes with varying market capitalizations such as Large, Mid, Small, and Micro and the type of fund (e.g. growth or value) and one includes an index of the Internet Sector.

12 Gross Domestic Income Series from the Bureau of Economic Analysis Added to FRED.

Jan 7 These 12 series are the monthly and annual headline gross domestic income (“GDI”) figures that come from the National Income and Product Accounts (“NIPA”) tables produced by the BEA.

    
UPCOMING EVENTS

March 15
Economic Seminar Series
Mark Huggett, Georgetown University

March 29
Economic Seminar Series
Daniele Coen-Pirani, University of Pittsburgh

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FRED FEATURE / AT A GLANCE   
CPI
2.64569, 2.29746, 1.73304, 1.68166, 1.42252, 1.69535, 2.00291, 2.18118, 1.76685, 1.73807

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+1.7 % Chg. from Yr. Ago on 2012-12
Civ. Unemploy. Rate
8.2, 8.1, 8.2, 8.2, 8.2, 8.1, 7.8, 7.9, 7.8, 7.8

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7.8 % on 2012-12
10-Yr. Treas. Rate
, 1.86, 1.92, 1.93, 1.92, 1.89, 1.88, 1.91, 1.89, 1.89

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1.89 % on 2013-01-14
Real GDP
2.24297, 2.60268, 2.39307, 0.07892, 2.47721, 1.27864, 4.09234, 1.96053, 1.25266, 3.10599

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+3.1 %, Comp. Annual Rate of Chg. on 2012:Q3
IP
-0.59855, 0.83093, -0.01388, 0.02180, 0.66890, -0.97886, 0.20934, -0.34793, 1.03525, 0.25930

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+0.3 % Chg. on 2012-12
Payroll Employment
143, 68, 87, 45, 181, 192, 132, 137, 161, 155

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+155 Chg., Thous. of Persons on 2012-12



RECENT RESEARCH    

Jan 11 Rent or Buy? by Silvio Contessi and Li Li in Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis Economic Synopses

Jan 8 Regionalization vs. Globalization by Hideaki Hirata, M. Ayhan Kose, and Christopher Otrok ; Working Paper 2013-002

Jan 4 Is the FOMC’s Unemployment Rate Threshold a Good Idea? by Daniel L. Thornton in Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis Economic Synopses

Jan 4 International Trade, Female Labor, and Entrepreneurship in MENA Countries by Silvio Contessi, Francesca de Nicola, and Li Li in Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis Review

Jan 4 Why Did Young Families Lose So Much Wealth During the Crisis? The Role of Homeownership by William R. Emmons and Bryan J. Noeth in Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis Review