If today's tight labor market in the Midwest can be sustained, as now seems likely, the region's policymakers and businesses will face problems associated with labor-constrained growth rather than the underemployment of the recent past. An era of tight labor markets can be expected to add...

"Long-term industry and occupation outlook in the Fifth district"

All of the 12 Federal Reserve Banks study the economies of their regions, but how is this information used? Regional data historically haven't swayed monetary policy decisions, but they provide policymakers and researchers with timely information about economic conditions and with context for...

Two articles: "Location, location, location: the economic differences between rural and metro areas in the Fifth district;" "Swine producers fight low demand and high costs"