Christopher Vecchio

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Our research informs the public and policymakers by examining economic issues of importance to those in our local communities, across the nation, and around the world.
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We serve the American people as part of the US central bank. We support the US economy and our region by studying economic conditions and issues that impact our communities, serving financial institutions, and providing economic education and resources for all.
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Person

Chris Vecchio is a contributing author and former employee of the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland.

Economic Commentaries

Economic Commentary

The State of States’ Unemployment in the Fourth District

Murat Tasci Caitlin Treanor Christopher Vecchio

01.19.2017 | EC 2017-02

Evaluating what constitutes a "normal" level for the unemployment rate is an important issue for policymakers, who need to assess how close the economy is to full employment. We introduce a framework that enables us to calculate the normal unemployment rate for each of the four states in the Fourth District and compare that rate to the national normal rate. We conclude that these states and the District as a whole have very little labor market slack left from the Great Recession.

Topics: Labor economics

Economic Commentary

Which Estimates of Metropolitan-Area Jobs Growth Should We Trust?

Joel A. Elvery Christopher Vecchio

04.01.2014 | EC 2014-05

The earliest available source of metro-area employment numbers is the initial estimates of State and Metro-Area Employment, Hours, and Earnings (SAE) from the Current Employment Statistics program, but these figures are subject to large revisions.

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Forefront

State of Employment: Are Fourth District Labor Markets Tight?

Bonnie S. Blankenship Tasia M. Hane Jessica Ice Matt Klesta Michelle Park Lazette Karen Malec April McClellan-Copeland Christopher Vecchio Guhan Venkatu

04.17.2016 | Spring 2016, Vol. 7, No. 1

The unemployment rate is the primary indicator of the tightness of the labor market and in the Fourth District, the labor market tightness varies.

Topics: Labor economics

Forefront

Three Trends Influencing the Region’s Growth

Brett Barkley Joel A. Elvery Tasia M. Hane Michelle Park Lazette Maureen O’Connor Robert J. Sadowski Murat Tasci Christopher Vecchio Christine Weiss Ann Marie Wiersch

01.14.2016 | Winter 2015 - 2016, Vol. 6, No. 3

Trends in energy prices, steelmaking, and auto production are three areas that could determine the course for the 2016 regional economy.

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