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When more business owners complete the Small Business Credit Survey, more in-depth analysis on business needs is possible. Take or share the survey today.

AVP of Community Development Research Elizabeth Kneebone and her co-author examine what the geography of poverty in America looks like 10 years after the publication of their book Confronting Suburban Poverty in America.

To better understand how stakeholders across the Twelfth District are navigating the economic impacts of increasing wildfire smoke and their actions to build resilience to these impacts, the SF Fed hosted a webinar in August with industry, small business, and community leaders. Here are our top takeaways.

The SF Fed seeks out real-time information on economic conditions around the Twelfth District by engaging with and learning from businesses, community organizations, and local leaders. Here’s a snapshot of a recent meeting at Salt Lake Community College from Becky B. Potts, Regional Executive of the SF Fed’s Salt Lake City branch.

The SF Fed seeks out real-time information on economic conditions around the Twelfth District by engaging with and learning from businesses, community organizations, and local leaders. Here’s a snapshot of a recent visit to Kern County from Qiana Charles, Regional Executive of the SF Fed’s Los Angeles branch.

Representing 31% of the Twelfth District population, Latinos are a vital part of our District’s economy–and the U.S. economy at large. The economic contributions of Latino communities to our country are enormous, wide-ranging, and rapidly growing. At the San Francisco Fed, we study and share what we’ve learned about the economic impact of Latino communities […]

In a recent roundtable with the SF Fed, Pacific Northwest union leaders described how recent high inflation was affecting their members.

U.S. household savings rose and fell at unprecedented rates since the onset of the pandemic recession. Updated estimates suggest that only a small fraction of accumulated excess savings remains in the aggregate economy and that those funds are likely to be depleted during the third quarter of 2023.

What was the Fed’s July 2023 policy decision? And how does it affect you? FOMC Rewind breaks it down.

To capture insights about our District’s evolving economic situation, we conducted listening sessions with community and business leaders to discuss the state of the labor market, the ongoing impact of higher prices, and other economic conditions across the Twelfth District.