Tag: federal-reserve

Fed’s October Beige Book: Hiring Mostly Flat Nationwide as Price Pressures Build

Most of the country saw little or no net change in employment from late August to early October, according to the Federal Reserve's Beige Book released Oct. 14. Price pressures, by contrast, intensified.

Factory Output Rises 0.3% in September as Utilities Lift Industrial Production

U.S. manufacturing output rose 0.3% in September, the Federal Reserve reported Friday, Oct. 16, recovering from a revised 0.2% decline in August.

Factory Job Ads Asking for AI Skills Advertise About 30% More Pay for Production Roles, Fed Staff Analysis Finds

Manufacturers are asking for artificial intelligence skills in their job ads more often than the rest of the economy, and they are advertising higher pay when they do, according to a Federal Reserve Board staff analysis of online job postings.