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These data updates capture weekly eviction filing counts for 63 jurisdictions across the US, representing approximately 13 percent of renter households in the country. To learn more about our methods and to read an in-depth analysis of policy effects on eviction filings, see Measuring Evictions during the COVID-19 Crisis, published in July 2020. Since the report was published, we continue to make methodological improvements. See below for a list of changes.

The data shared here is part of an ongoing research project and is subject to revision. To share corrections or observations, please contact Hal Martin (hal.martin@clev.frb.org). Data will be updated regularly. Unless otherwise specified, all dates in this report refer to the year 2020.

Details of pandemic-related eviction policy vary greatly from place to place. We classify jurisdictions as...

Background: The Cleveland Fed has been maintaining a survey of consumers for their views on how they are responding to COVID-19, the illness caused by the novel coronavirus of late 2019, and how COVID-19 is likely to impact the economy. Description: We update the results from these surveys on a weekly basis.

Description: We show federal funds rates from 7 simple monetary policy rules based on 3 sets of forecasts for economic conditions. Why so many rules? Examining a variety of rules is helpful because there is no agreement on a single “best” rule, and different rules can sometimes generate very different values for the federal funds rate, both for the present and for the future. Why 3 forecasts? Looking across multiple economic forecasts helps to capture some of the uncertainty surrounding the economic outlook and, by extension, the outlook for monetary policy. Download our spreadsheet to customize your own rule and see all the forecasts, rules, and funds rate paths.

These data updates capture weekly eviction filing counts for 63 jurisdictions across the US, representing approximately 13 percent of renter households in the country. To learn more about our methods and to read an in-depth analysis of policy effects on eviction filings, see Measuring Evictions during the COVID-19 Crisis, published in July 2020. Since the report was published, we continue to make methodological improvements. See below for a list of changes.

The data shared here is part of an ongoing research project and is subject to revision. To share corrections or observations, please contact Hal Martin (hal.martin@clev.frb.org). Data will be updated regularly. Unless otherwise specified, all dates in this report refer to the year 2020.

Details of pandemic-related eviction policy vary greatly from place to place. We classify jurisdictions as having “filing bans” if they have policies that range from preventing a landlord from filing any new eviction cases...

Many of the models used to track, forecast, and inform the response to epidemics such as COVID-19 assume that everyone has an equal chance of encountering those who are infected with a disease. But this assumption does not reflect the fact that individuals interact mostly within much narrower groups. We argue that incorporating a network perspective, which accounts for patterns of real-world interactions, into epidemiological models provides useful insights into the spread of infectious diseases.

The Beige Book, released 8 times a year, contains reports of economic conditions across the United States by region. Reports are based on information gathered primarily through interviews with business people and are prepared by each of the 12 Federal Reserve Banks for their respective Districts.

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Many of the models used to track, forecast, and inform the response to epidemics such as COVID-19 assume that everyone has an equal chance of encountering those who are infected with a disease. But this assumption does not reflect the fact that individuals interact mostly within much narrower groups. We argue that incorporating a network perspective, which accounts for patterns of real-world interactions, into epidemiological models provides useful insights into the spread of infectious diseases.

The Beige Book, released 8 times a year, contains reports of economic conditions across the United States by region. Reports are based on information gathered primarily through interviews with business people and are prepared by each of the 12 Federal Reserve Banks for their respective Districts.

These data updates capture weekly eviction filing counts for 63 jurisdictions across the US, representing approximately 13 percent of renter households in the country. To learn more about our methods and to read an in-depth analysis of policy effects on eviction filings, see Measuring Evictions during the COVID-19 Crisis, published in July 2020. Since the report was published, we continue to make methodological improvements. See below for a list of changes.

The data shared here is part of an ongoing research project and is subject to revision. To share corrections or observations, please contact Hal Martin (hal.martin@clev.frb.org). Data will be updated regularly. Unless otherwise specified, all dates in this report refer to the year 2020.

Details of pandemic-related eviction policy vary greatly from place to place. We classify jurisdictions as having “filing bans” if they have policies that range from preventing a landlord from filing any new eviction cases...

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Rebecca Cowin is a summer scholar in the Community Development Department. She is pursuing a BA in economics with a minor in Spanish at the University of Minnesota.

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Many of the models used to track, forecast, and inform the response to epidemics such as COVID-19 assume that everyone has an equal chance of encountering those who are infected with a disease. But this assumption does not reflect the fact that individuals interact mostly within much narrower groups. We argue that incorporating a network perspective, which accounts for patterns of real-world interactions, into epidemiological models provides useful insights into the spread of infectious diseases.

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As president and chief executive officer of the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland, Loretta J. Mester participates in the formulation of U.S. monetary policy, and oversees 1,000 employees in Cleveland, Cincinnati, and Pittsburgh who conduct economic research, supervise banking institutions, and provide payment services to commercial banks and the U.S. government. She assumed her role as president and CEO in June 2014.

Dr. Mester was born in Baltimore, MD. She graduated summa cum laude with a bachelor of arts degree in mathematics and economics from Barnard College of Columbia University. She earned M.A. and Ph.D. degrees in economics from Princeton University, where she was a National Science Foundation Fellow.

Prior to being named president and chief executive officer of the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland, Dr. Mester had been executive vice president and director of research at the...

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As president and chief executive officer of the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland, Loretta J. Mester participates in the formulation of U.S. monetary policy, and oversees 1,000 employees in Cleveland, Cincinnati, and Pittsburgh who conduct economic research, supervise banking institutions, and provide payment services to commercial banks and the U.S. government. She assumed her role as president and CEO in June 2014.

Dr. Mester was born in Baltimore, MD. She graduated summa cum laude with a bachelor of arts degree in mathematics and economics from Barnard College of Columbia University. She earned M.A. and Ph.D. degrees in economics from Princeton University, where she was a National Science Foundation Fellow.

Prior to being named president and chief executive officer of the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland, Dr. Mester had been executive vice president and director of research at the...

Download: Bio | CV | Press Photo

As president and chief executive officer of the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland, Loretta J. Mester participates in the formulation of U.S. monetary policy, and oversees 1,000 employees in Cleveland, Cincinnati, and Pittsburgh who conduct economic research, supervise banking institutions, and provide payment services to commercial banks and the U.S. government. She assumed her role as president and CEO in June 2014.

Dr. Mester was born in Baltimore, MD. She graduated summa cum laude with a bachelor of arts degree in mathematics and economics from Barnard College of Columbia University. She earned M.A. and Ph.D. degrees in economics from Princeton University, where she was a National Science Foundation Fellow.

Prior to being named president and chief executive officer of the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland, Dr. Mester had been executive vice president and director of research at the...

Download: Bio | CV | Press Photo

As president and chief executive officer of the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland, Loretta J. Mester participates in the formulation of U.S. monetary policy, and oversees 1,000 employees in Cleveland, Cincinnati, and Pittsburgh who conduct economic research, supervise banking institutions, and provide payment services to commercial banks and the U.S. government. She assumed her role as president and CEO in June 2014.

Dr. Mester was born in Baltimore, MD. She graduated summa cum laude with a bachelor of arts degree in mathematics and economics from Barnard College of Columbia University. She earned M.A. and Ph.D. degrees in economics from Princeton University, where she was a National Science Foundation Fellow.

Prior to being named president and chief executive officer of the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland, Dr. Mester had been executive vice president and director of research at the...

Download: Bio | CV | Press Photo

As president and chief executive officer of the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland, Loretta J. Mester participates in the formulation of U.S. monetary policy, and oversees 1,000 employees in Cleveland, Cincinnati, and Pittsburgh who conduct economic research, supervise banking institutions, and provide payment services to commercial banks and the U.S. government. She assumed her role as president and CEO in June 2014.

Dr. Mester was born in Baltimore, MD. She graduated summa cum laude with a bachelor of arts degree in mathematics and economics from Barnard College of Columbia University. She earned M.A. and Ph.D. degrees in economics from Princeton University, where she was a National Science Foundation Fellow.

Prior to being named president and chief executive officer of the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland, Dr. Mester had been executive vice president and director of research at the...

Download: Bio | CV | Press Photo

As president and chief executive officer of the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland, Loretta J. Mester participates in the formulation of U.S. monetary policy, and oversees 1,000 employees in Cleveland, Cincinnati, and Pittsburgh who conduct economic research, supervise banking institutions, and provide payment services to commercial banks and the U.S. government. She assumed her role as president and CEO in June 2014.

Dr. Mester was born in Baltimore, MD. She graduated summa cum laude with a bachelor of arts degree in mathematics and economics from Barnard College of Columbia University. She earned M.A. and Ph.D. degrees in economics from Princeton University, where she was a National Science Foundation Fellow.

Prior to being named president and chief executive officer of the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland, Dr. Mester had been executive vice president and director of research at the...

With economic conditions changing so rapidly during the COVID-19 pandemic, the standard layoff indicators that policymakers and analysts use are falling short. These indicators are either not released frequently enough, or they lack geographic or industry information. Some indicators, such as initial unemployment insurance claims, may be less accurate under the current extreme conditions because of processing delays, duplicate claims, and fraud.2

As detailed in a recent Economic Commentary, we found that anticipated layoff notices filed under the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act provide timely and detailed data during the COVID-19 crisis in Kentucky, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia (the Federal Reserve’s Fourth District states). The WARN Act requires employers with 100 or more full-time workers to inform employees with written notices at least 60 days in advance of a potential plant closure or mass layoff. Most states publish their WARN...

Rubén Hernández-Murillo Pawel Krolikowski

We use WARN data to assess layoffs in four Midwestern states during the current pandemic-induced recession—Kentucky, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia. The data come from the advance layoff notices filed under the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act. We find that the number of workers affected by layoff announcements rose sharply in the second half of March and April, and unexpected changes in economic conditions meant that workers received little advance notice before layoff. Layoff announcements have affected workers across these four states, and workers in mining and leisure and hospitality have been affected the most. Most recently, the number of workers affected by WARN notices has almost returned to prerecession levels. Read More