Texas

 

• 360 in 365 Tour

  Corpus Christi’s export hub is about to get busier

  During her first year at the Dallas Fed, President Lorie Logan is visiting communities all around the Eleventh Federal Reserve District.

  May 25, 2023

• Texas Employment Forecast

  The Texas Employment Forecast indicates that jobs will increase 2.6 percent in 2023, with an 80 percent confidence band of 2.0 to 3.2 percent.

  May 19, 2023

• Recent growth of professional services jobs favors select Texas counties

  Professional services jobs have grown faster in Texas than in the U.S. since 2020, partly because of business relocations to the state. This expansion has been highly geographically clustered, with 10 of Texas’ 254 counties accounting for more than 92 percent of the statewide growth.

  May 16, 2023

• Texas economic expansion slows; business outlooks weaken

  The Texas economy’s modest expansion appears to be slowing despite having some pockets of strength.

  May 11, 2023

• Global energy producer Midland–Odessa seeks economic stability, end to boom-and-bust

  In the fifth stop on her 360° in 365 Listening Tour, Dallas Fed President Lorie K. Logan met with Midland–Odessa business and community leaders in mid-April to learn about the area’s strengths, challenges and outlook.

  May 09, 2023

• Texas Economy

  Modest expansion continues in Texas service sector

  Growth in Texas service sector activity continued in April, according to business executives responding to the Texas Service Sector Outlook Survey.

  April 25, 2023

• Texas Manufacturing Outlook Survey

  Texas factory activity was flat in April after growing modestly in March, according to business executives responding to the Texas Manufacturing Outlook Survey.

  April 24, 2023

• Texas Employment Forecast

  The Texas Employment Forecast indicates that jobs will increase 2.8 percent in 2023, with an 80 percent confidence band of 2.1 to 3.5 percent.

  April 21, 2023

• Texas’ cheap housing edge slipping away as resilient demand outpaces supply

  Housing affordability has declined in Texas, a top destination for domestic and international migrants drawn by its historically low cost of living.

  April 21, 2023

• Strong Texas job gains encounter economic uncertainty, signs of slowing

  Weakness in Texas’ manufacturing sector has been largely offset by modest service sector growth, producing a mixed overall economic picture.

  March 30, 2023