Boston Fed (@BostonFed) header
Boston Fed (@BostonFed) profile picture

Boston Fed serves the First Federal Reserve District: CT (excluding Fairfield County), MA, ME, NH, RI, and VT.

Boston
Joined February 2009
Manufacturing was an economic pillar in New England, and its decline has been painful – manufacturing jobs dropped by nearly half from 1990–2010. But the sector has held steady since. Can the region ever see major manufacturing growth again? bit.ly/4iejKgm
2
4
1,317
How well do private and public labor market data align? A new study finds they diverge by 4 to 17x for New England than for the U.S. The findings suggest caution is warranted when using private data for regional analysis: bit.ly/3UFOFKP
1
3
862
How are AI and other emerging technologies shaping our economic future? We explore this question in a new podcast episode, based on discussions from the Fed’s 2026 Technology-Enabled Disruption Conference: bit.ly/4834Kx8
1
637
With Halloween right around the corner, the October Beige Book for New England reports big increases in candy prices, “reflecting lagged cocoa price impacts.” Read on for more of the latest developments in the regional economy: bit.ly/4B6d5O5
1
610
Boston Fed President Susan M. Collins shared her perspectives on the economy and banking landscape today at the 25th Annual Regional & Community Bankers Conference. Watch the full recording of her remarks: bit.ly/4rRHvzi
1
2
1,341
Boston Fed President Susan M. Collins will share her perspectives on the economy and participate in a moderated Q&A at the 25th Annual Regional & Community Bankers Conference at approx. 4 p.m. EST on Tues., Oct. 13. Watch live: bit.ly/4rRHvzi
1
3
1,490
Boston Fed President Susan M. Collins will join @RichmondFed President Tom Barkin, @KansasCityFed President Jeff Schmid and @axios' @Neil_Irwin for a panel on rural economic conditions. Watch live on Thurs., Oct. 1: bit.ly/4ddzTBc
2
729
MA saw record-breaking economic expansion before COVID-19. Since then, job growth has trailed the national rate. But the slowdown isn’t the full story of MA’s economic health. A new Boston Fed study examines what’s behind the state’s economic shift: bit.ly/4rtILZj
1
1
2
1,161
In a new podcast episode, secure payments expert Staci Shatsoff breaks down the anatomy of a scam and shares how you can protect yourself from fraudsters. Listen here: bit.ly/4xGzPBk
1,359
Federal Reserve Financial Services is on the verge of unlocking a new frontier within the FedNow® Service: cross‑border transaction support. This important milestone is designed to offer FedNow participants powerful new ways to serve internationally active customers: bit.ly/4y61E72
110
629
146
2,215
412,688
Consumers have more payment options that ever before. In this episode of the Boston Fed’s Six Hundred Atlantic podcast, we discuss “buy now, pay later” and what to watch out for as payment speeds accelerate: bit.ly/4A5rCsH
4
2
1
1,264
Payroll employment grew by 0.3% over the year in July, slightly outpacing the U.S. growth rate of 0.2%. This marks the second consecutive month of employment growth in New England, following a decline over the preceding year. Read more: bit.ly/4yqkhTb
2
2
1,371
In 2025, U.S. workers grew increasingly concerned about losing their job to artificial intelligence. And those fears affected their expectations about how much money they could save. See details from this new Boston Fed research: bit.ly/4xIoaTw
1
890
Economic activity in New England continued to expand slightly, but the outlook was more pessimistic amid inflation concerns. Read the September Beige Book for details on developments in the regional economy, based on reports from industry leaders: bit.ly/3SOCg6u
1
1
3
892
Applications for the Boston Fed’s two-year Research Associate program are now open for June 2027 positions. Recent college graduates with a bachelor’s or master’s in economics or a related field are encouraged to apply by Sept. 30: bit.ly/4wUx0MG
2
1
4
3,199
Boston Fed President Susan M. Collins shares her views on the economy in her latest “Perspectives.” Collins describes labor market conditions as broadly balanced. But she says she remains particularly concerned about price stability. bostonfed.org/news-and-event…
3
1,886
As U.S. tariffs on imports rose in 2025, U.S. workers’ productivity was also growing. How much did labor productivity gains offset the inflationary impact of the 2025 tariffs? A new Boston Fed study explores: bostonfed.org/publications/c…
1
1
887
Explore the Weekly State-level Economic Conditions Index, a new Boston Fed data series that tracks the pace of economic growth in all 50 U.S. states: bostonfed.org/news-and-event…
2
1,305