Robert Triest, vice president and director of the New England Public Policy Center, compares the economies of the New England states, reporting that Massachusetts had the region’s most robust increase in state revenue and healthiest employment growth since the Great Recession.

1. Regional Economic Update
Robert K. Triest
Vice President and Director,
New England Public Policy Center
Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
robert.triest@bos.frb.org
Lincoln Institute of Land Policy
December 2, 2016
The views expressed in this presentation are those of the author and do not
necessarily represent the views of the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston or
the Federal Reserve System.

2. Federal Reserve Districts
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4. Employment growth in New England and the U.S.
.9.9511.051.1
Pre-recessionpeak=1
2000m1 2002m1 2004m1 2006m1 2008m1 2010m1 2012m1 2014m1 2016m1
US CT ME MA
NH RI VT
Seasonally adjusted
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics Establishment Survey and Haver Analytics
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5. Unemployment rates (U-3)
24681012
percent
2000m1 2002m1 2004m1 2006m1 2008m1 2010m1 2012m1 2014m1 2016m1
US CT ME MA
NH RI VT
Seasonally adjusted
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics Household Survey and Haver Analytics
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6. Initial claims for unemployment insurance benefits
.511.522.5
Jan2005=1
2004m1 2006m1 2008m1 2010m1 2012m1 2014m1 2016m1
US CT ME MA
NH RI VT
12-month moving average
Source: U.S. Dept. of Labor and Haver Analytics
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7. U-6 labor underutilization rate
5101520
percent
2004q1 2007q1 2010q1 2013q1 2016q1
US CT ME MA
NH RI VT
12-month moving average
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics and Haver Analytics
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8. New England and U.S. employment growth by supersector
Construction
Education and Health Services
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate
Goverment
Leisure and Hospitality
Manufacturing
Prof. and Business Services
Other Services
Trade, Transp., and Utilities
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics Establishment Survey and Haver Analytics
Industry employment growth, thousands of jobs
October '07-October '09 October '09-October '16
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9. FHFA house price index
50100150200250
1995=100
1985q1 1990q1 1995q1 2000q1 2005q1 2010q1 2015q1
US CT ME MA
NH RI VT
Seasonally adjusted
Source: Federal Housing Finance Agency and Haver Analytics
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10. State general revenues
.8.911.11.2
Pre-recessionpeak=1
2006m1 2008m1 2010m1 2012m1 2014m1 2016m1
CT ME MA
NH RI VT
12-month moving average
Source: Federal Reserve Bank of Boston New England Economic Indicators
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11. The Federal Open Market Committee meets 8 times yearly
Janet Yellen
Eric Rosengren Esther George Daniel Tarullo Jerome Powell
Lael Brainard James Bullard Stanley Fischer William Dudley Loretta Mester
FOMC Alternate Members:
Charles Evans Michael Strine Patrick Harker Robert Kaplan Neel Kashkari
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12. SEP: (September 2016) Growth in Real GDP
For release at 2:00 p.m., EDT, September 21, 2016
Figure 1. Medians, central tendencies, and ranges of economic projections, 2016–19 and over the longer run
Percent
Change in real GDP
Central tendency of projections
Range of projections
Median of projections
Actual
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 Longer
run
Unemployment rate
3
2
1
Percent
9
8
7
6
Source: https://www.federalreserve.gov/monetarypolicy/files/fomcprojtabl20160921.pdf
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13. SEP: (September 2016) Unemployment RateActual
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 Longer
run
Unemployment rate
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 Longer
run
1
Percent
9
8
7
6
5
4
Percent
PCE inflation
3
2
Source: https://www.federalreserve.gov/monetarypolicy/files/fomcprojtabl20160921.pdf
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14. SEP: (September 2016) PCE Inflation Rate
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 Longer
run
5
4
Percent
PCE inflation
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 Longer
run
3
2
1
Note: Definitions of variables and other explanations are in the notes to the projections table. The data for the
actual values of the variables are annual.
Source: https://www.federalreserve.gov/monetarypolicy/files/fomcprojtabl20160921.pdf
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15. SEP: (September 2016) Timing of Policy Firming
For release at 2:00 p.m., EDT, September 21, 2016
Figure 2. FOMC participants’ assessments of appropriate monetary policy: Midpoint of target range or target level for
the federal funds rate
Percent
2016 2017 2018 2019 Longer run
0.0
0.5
1.0
1.5
2.0
2.5
3.0
3.5
4.0
4.5
5.0
Source: https://www.federalreserve.gov/monetarypolicy/files/fomcprojtabl20160921.pdf
Note: each dot represents the judgement of one FOMC participant of the midpoint of the appropriate target range
for the Federal Funds Rate at the end of the calendar year.
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