Employment
As part of the US central bank, the Atlanta Fed studies labor force dynamics to support the dual mandate of price stability and maximum employment. The Center for Human Capital Studies advances this through research, conferences, seminars, and labor market tracking tools for business leaders and policymakers.
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Center for Human Capital Studies
As part of the US central bank—which has a dual mandate to promote price stability and maximum employment—the Atlanta Fed has a natural interest in deepening its understanding of labor force dynamics and identifying emerging trends. The Center for Human Capital Studies supports those efforts through its research, as well as by offering such resources as conferences, seminars, and labor market tracking tools to facilitate a better understanding of labor markets among business leaders and decision makers inside and outside the Atlanta Fed.
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Events
The Bank regularly conducts interviews and hosts seminars, conferences, and webinars covering an array of topics like banking and economics, financial markets, monetary policy, community and workforce development, jobs and employment, financial innovations, and more.
Data and Tools
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Jobs Calculator
The Jobs Calculator calculates the net employment change needed to achieve a target unemployment rate after a specified number of months. The user can adjust the target unemployment rate, the number of months, and the assumed labor force growth. -
Wage Growth Tracker
Measure of the wage growth of individuals. It is constructed using microdata from the Current Population Survey (CPS), and is the median percent change in the hourly wage of individuals observed 12 months apart. -
Labor Report First Look
The Labor Report First Look offers a snapshot of current and historical employment data. We will update the First Look's data with each release of the Employment Situation Summary from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, which typically occurs on the first Friday of each month. -
Labor Force Participation Dynamics
This tool provides data and analysis on the changing labor force participation rate from the perspective of reasons given for not participating in the labor market. The data are constructed using U.S Bureau of Labor Statistics microdata and updated quarterly. -
Labor Market Sliders
This tool illustrates the dynamic relationship between employment growth, the unemployment rate, and GDP growth. Users can explore "what if" questions about labor market variables and GDP. -
Labor Market Distributions Spider Chart
The Labor Market Distributions Spider Chart is designed to allow monitoring of broad labor market developments by comparing current conditions to those in up to two earlier time periods that the user selects.
Publications
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Policy Hub: Macroblog
Provides concise commentary and analysis on economic topics including monetary policy, macroeconomic developments, inflation, labor economics, and financial issues for a broad audience. -
Policy Hub Papers
Policy Hub draws on the expertise of Atlanta Fed economists and researchers to address issues of broad policy interest. -
Working Papers
The Atlanta Fed's Working Paper series features the research of staff economists and visiting scholars.
Latest Work
Stay current with recent publications, research findings, and data-driven insights on key economic topics.
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