Topics
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An Uneven Recovery: Home Lending in the Fourth District by Race and Income
Focusing on seven counties across Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Kentucky, our researchers used Home Mortgage Disclosure Act data to examine application and origination activity by income and race during the past 27 years (1990–2016). In a 13-year span preceding and following the Great Recession (2004–2016), three trends were consistent across all seven counties. Read More -
A Long Ride to Work: Job Access and the Potential Impact of Ride-Hailing in the Pittsburgh Area
Whether measured by proximity or commute time, data show that for the average transit rider, jobs are increasingly out of reach. Cleveland Fed researchers explored one solution for improving job access. Here’s your ticket to ride. Read More -
The Opioid Epidemic and Its Effects: What We Know
With drug overdoses being the leading cause of death for Americans under the age of 50, Cleveland Fed researchers examine the opioid epidemic’s effect on the region. Read their findings. -
Trouble finding workers? The answer may be transit.
In the latest entry in their Notes from the Field blog, the Community Development Department discusses job access—in this case, how people get to work. The problem is a persistent one for low-income workers across the country and was highlighted during a recent trip to Dayton, Ohio. Read More -
A look back at the financial crisis: What did we learn? What’s changed?
Ten years after the start of the nation’s unprecedented financial crisis, Cleveland Fed examiners and others reflect on what happened and detail how things have changed in response to it. Read More
Recent Articles
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Putting Middle Neighborhoods Back on the Map
Supporting the neighborhoods that are home to as many as 40 percent of residents of urban areas has become a movement. Read More
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Opportunity Occupations: A Way Ahead for People without a College Degree
People with bachelor’s degrees typically earn better wages and experience higher employment rates than workers who do not. Yet, more than two-thirds of US adults currently do not have a college degree. Since 2015, the Cleveland Fed, in partnership with Atlanta and Philadelphia Feds, has been exploring these trends by identifying occupations that pay above the national annual median wage and are generally accessible to those without a four-year college degree. Read More
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Cleveland—Improved Economic Conditions
Employment is up, unemployment is holding steady, GDP per capita is up, and the housing market appears stable: This metro area’s economic situation has improved. Read More
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Cincinnati—Solid Growth Continues
Unemployment remains low, and together the leisure and hospitality and trade, transportation, and utilities sectors added nearly 10,000 jobs to this metro area. Read More
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Why We All Should Care about Lead
Though the need to remediate lead seems to be a public health issue with a housing-based solution, the impacts of this crisis are far-reaching. Lead poisoning impacts all of us. The more people and organizations see themselves as part of the solution, the more likely we’ll find success. Read More