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Working Paper

Estimating the Trend Unemployment Rate in the Fourth Federal Reserve District

We estimate trend unemployment rates for Ohio, Pennsylvania, Kentucky, and West Virginia, states that span parts of the Fourth District of the Federal Reserve System. Our estimated unemployment rate trend for the District as a whole stood at 5.7 percent in 2020:Q1 compared to a 4.7 percent observed unemployment rate within the District, implying a tight labor market by historical standards.

Suggested Citation

Fallick, Bruce, and Murat Tasci. 2020. “Estimating the Trend Unemployment Rate in the Fourth Federal Reserve District.” Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland, Working Paper No. 20-19. https://doi.org/10.26509/frbc-wp-202019