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Data Updates: Measuring Evictions during the COVID-19 Crisis

Since our July report, eviction policies related to COVID-19 continue to evolve. Our updates capture weekly eviction filing counts for 63 jurisdictions across the United States—that’s approximately 13 percent of renter households in the country. Read More  

Does Job Quality Affect Occupational Mobility?

Workers in the highest-quality jobs are more likely to remain in those jobs and less likely to be unemployed or leave the labor force. The opposite is true for workers in the lowest-quality jobs. This analysis adds to a growing body of research about job quality and shows that it is an important dimension of the labor market to consider. Read More  

Why Worry about Financial Exclusion?

Should policymakers aim to expand access to bank accounts? When financial exclusion is due to frictions that prevent banking from operating efficiently, intervention may be justified. Applying simple economic principles, we highlight possible frictions that may give rise to inefficient exclusion in the United States, and we assess their importance using insights from data and the academic and policy literature. Read More  

Has Bank Consolidation Changed People’s Access to a Full-Service Bank Branch?

As consolidation within the banking industry during the 2000s accelerated in the 2010s, the number of banking institutions and the branches they operate fluctuated. How did these changes affect banking customers? Read More  

Small Business Credit Survey 2022 Report on Hiring and Worker Retention

Seventy-five percent of employer firms tried to hire workers in 2021; close to half called the experience “very difficult.” In response, firms most often increased wages or shifted more work to existing employees. Read More