Conversations with the Fed: Decoding Today’s Confounding Labor Market
Is the “low-hire, low-fire” U.S. job market resilient or stagnant … or both at once? What wage and hiring trends are obscured behind today’s low and steady unemployment rate?
Is the “low-hire, low-fire” U.S. job market resilient or stagnant … or both at once? What wage and hiring trends are obscured behind today’s low and steady unemployment rate?
On Monday, October 5, 2026, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York will host a webinar on how enterprise capital can transform nonprofits and social enterprises.
This session, held the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, will focus on the state of the national economy with insights from Virginia and the Richmond metro area. Richmond Fed economists and local industry leaders will share the latest analysis on growth, labor markets, inflation and regional dynamics, and discuss what these trends mean for local businesses, workers and communities.
This year’s Rural Futures Series event will bring together community leaders, practitioners, and resource providers for in-depth conversations about how communities can strengthen capacity while focusing on four key areas: leadership, healthcare investment, succession planning, and external resources.
On Thursday, October 8, 2026, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York will host an in-person event on private and public investments in multifamily affordable housing.
In this Connecting Communities session, discover what’s changing in Opportunity Zones 2.0 and how your organization can prepare to channel investment into meaningful, community centered impact.
During this webinar, economic educators from across the Federal Reserve system will discuss the evolution of monetary policy from the origins of the Federal Reserve System to the modern day.
Interested in cutting-edge models and approaches for advancing apprenticeship programs? Save the date for our one-day conference organized around exploring this path to a stronger workforce.
Join us to explore innovative approaches for strengthening the healthcare workforce pipeline in rural communities. Learn about research and data tools that help demonstrate and quantify why healthcare workforce development is essential to economic vitality.
In this Connecting Communities session, participants will benefit from a range of informative conversations designed to deepen their understanding of financial inclusion and instant payments.
Join the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City for a two-day forum exploring innovative strategies in affordable housing finance.
On Wednesday, November 18, 2026, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York will host a hybrid event as part of the Making Missing Markets Initiative, an effort to foster and improve markets channeling investments into under-resourced communities.