Isabel Brizuela

District Data Briefs

• Cleveland Fed District Data Brief

  A Guide to State-Level Estimates of Labor Force Participation Rates

  Joel A. Elvery Isabel Brizuela Jayme V. Gerring
  07.12.2023
  Changes in the US labor force participation rates (LFPRs) have brought attention to state-level estimates. This brief discusses state-level estimates of the LFPR and what they can—and cannot—tell us about recent LFPR trends in our region.
  
  Topics: Labor economics, State and local economies
  
• Cleveland Fed District Data Brief

  Demographic Trends Are Major Factors in Today’s Weak Labor Force Growth

  Joel A. Elvery Isabel Brizuela
  04.21.2022
  The size of the US labor force declined by 2.3 million people between December 2019 and December 2021. Our experts examine demographic changes to determine if this decline is a passing trend or if it’s here to stay.
  
  Topics: Labor economics
  
• Cleveland Fed District Data Brief

  Strong Demand, Limited Supply, and Rising Prices: The Economics of Pandemic-Era Housing

  Julianne Dunn Isabel Brizuela
  09.29.2021
  When the coronavirus pandemic began, many feared the housing market would collapse as it did in the mid-2000s. Instead, the industry has struggled to keep up with an influx of demand for homes, leading to rapidly rising prices. What’s next for residential real estate and construction?
  
  Topics: Affordable housing, Lending and access to credit, Business cycles