Regional Economy

Recent Economic Releases

Publications and information provided by the Research Department at the Philadelphia Fed.

• April State Coincident Indexes — May 21, 2013
• May Business Outlook Survey — May 16, 2013
• March State Leading Indexes — April 30, 2013
• Beige Book: Philadelphia Summary
  — April 17, 2013
• 2013 Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce Economic Outlook Survey — February 12, 2013
• Fourth Quarter South Jersey Business Survey
  —January 24, 2013

Employment Statistics & Historical Data

View employment, unemployment, and selected series for the Third District states and metropolitan statistical areas.

Business Review Articles

• "How Much Is That Home Really Worth? Appraisal Bias and House-Price Uncertainty" Leonard Nakamura (2010)
• "Hiring, Job Loss, and the Severity of Recessions" Jason Faberman (2010)
• "Riding the Revenue Roller Coaster: Recent Trends in State Government Finance" Tim Schiller (2010)

 View more regional Business Review articles.

Research Rap Special Reports

• "The Effectiveness of the State Coincident Indexes," Jan. 2013
• Use of Rainy Day Funds in Third District States, Jan. 2011
• State Unemployment Rate Nowcasts, Oct. 2010
• Budget Gaps and Balanced-Budget Proposals in Third District States, Jun. 2010

View more regional Research Rap Special Reports.

Data Analysis

Brief analyses of recently released regional data for Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware.

• State Employment: April 2013 — May 20, 2013
• Unemployment Rate Nowcasts: April 2013
  — May 6, 2013
• Metropolitan Area Employment: March 2013
  — May 3, 2013
• Housing Permits: March 2013 — April 25, 2013
• Personal Income: Fourth Quarter 2012
  — March 28, 2013
• House Prices: Fourth Quarter 2012 — February 27, 2013

View upcoming releases on our economic release calendar.

Research Publications

• Business Outlook Survey
• Regional Research
• State Coincident Indexes
• State Leading Indexes
• South Jersey Business Survey
• Beige Book

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Working Paper Series

• 11-13: Credit Cycle and Adverse Selection Effects in Consumer Credit Markets: Evidence from the HELOC Market by Paul Calem, Matthew Cannon, and Leonard Nakamura
• 11-12: Subprime Mortgages and the Housing Bubble by Jan K. Brueckner, Paul S. Calem, and Leonard Nakamura
• 10-3: Revisiting the Role of Home Production in Life-Cycle Labor Supply by R. Jason Faberman

View more regional Working Papers.

External Data Sources

• Bureau of Economic Analysis
• Bureau of Labor Statistics
• State Data Centers
• U.S. Census Bureau