ICYMI: Recordings and transcripts are now available for select #PolicySummit2025 sessions, visit the official event page to watch or read:

Communities are developing workforce pipelines for in-demand jobs. Our next Fed Talk on Aug 25 explores the innovative ways people are meeting these workforce needs in Ohio and nationally. Register now:

The Occupational Mobility Explorer helps you discover new career paths based on matching current skills to higher-paying roles in your area. Join the Ohio Workforce Coalition & Economic Mobility Alliance Ohio on August 21st for a virtual demo of the tool:

ICYMI: Recordings and transcripts are now available for select #PolicySummit2025 sessions, visit the official event page to watch or read:

“The labor force has lost leverage,” said one respondent to our most recent #CommunityIssuesSurvey. Some respondents said employers are becoming more cautious when it comes to hiring as they weigh future economic uncertainties. Read more:

RT @ClevelandFed: Join us Aug 25 from 3–4 pm ET for our Fed Talk, featuring expert panelists discussing the innovative ways that communitie….

What are #CommunityIssuesSurvey respondents citing as barriers to #AffordableHousing?. • Rising #rents .• Lack of housing supply.• Affordable housing units being demolished.

In our region, three orgs respond to the multifaceted needs of lower-income people they serve in different ways. Learn about their successes: @CleFoodBank @Brightoncenter @TowardsEmploy.

Join us Aug 25 from 3–4 pm ET for our Fed Talk, featuring expert panelists discussing the innovative ways that communities are developing workforce pipelines for in-demand jobs, in the semiconductor and related industries. Register & submit your questions:

We asked direct service providers in the Fourth District (Ohio and parts of Pennsylvania, Kentucky, and West Virginia) what issues impacted lower-income communities they serve, and 76 % reported that financial well-being of LMI households decreased.

ICYMI: Recordings are now available for select #PolicySummit2025 sessions, visit the official event page to watch:

RT @ClevelandFed: Our regional analysis team meets with local businesses to gain insight on the economy. Our latest storytelling dives into….

ICYMI: Recordings are now available for select #PolicySummit2025 sessions, visit the official event page to watch:

Through the #CommunityIssuesSurvey, we’ve been keeping tabs on jobs, affordable housing availability, financial well-being, and access to credit for low- and moderate-income households in our region since 2018. Explore our findings:

We surveyed workers in our region about their labor market experiences. We learned more about how many jobs they held, what they valued most from those jobs, and challenges they faced finding employment. Learn more:

The 2025 Firms in Focus chartbooks, which use data from the most recent Small Business Credit Survey, are now available! Find out how #smallbusinesses in Ohio performed and what those businesses identified as operational and financial challenges.

Community Development teams across the Federal Reserve always develop new research. Catch up on their work in this @fedcommunities blog that captures new content published between 4/1-6/30, on the topics of housing, childcare, small business, labor, & more

ICYMI: Recordings are now available for select #PolicySummit2025 sessions, visit the official event page to watch:

Our president and CEO, Beth Hammack, is visiting communities across the Fourth District so she can meet with and learn from business, civic, and community leaders in the region the Cleveland Fed serves. Learn more about her travels so far:

We asked direct service providers in the 4th District (OH + parts of PA, KY, WV) what issues impacted lower-income communities they serve. Respondents indicated that price increases were leading to a greater reliance on credit cards to cover expenses.