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Data file for "What Has Driven the Recent Increase in Retirements?" Updated February 2024

Data file for the paper, "What Has Driven the Recent Increase in Retirements?" by Jun Nie and Shu-Kuei X. Yang, updated February 2024.

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March 8, 2024
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Hybrid Work May Pose Challenge to Bars and Restaurants in Parts of the Tenth Federal Reserve District

As remote or hybrid work continues to be popular, office attendance has fallen. Less in-person work may increase office vacancy rates and reduce foot traffic to other businesses located in office-dense areas. Compared with the national average, most states in the Tenth Federal Reserve District have a lower share of office space in office-dense areas, but some of these areas have a higher share of bars and restaurants. The outlook for these businesses may depend on how foot traffic within office-dense areas evolves.

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March 1, 2024
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Data file for "Interest Expenses on Farmland Debt Could Challenge Farm Profitability"

Data file for the paper, "Interest Expenses on Farmland Debt Could Challenge Farm Profitability" by Ty Kreitman, February 14, 2024.

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February 19, 2024
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Interest Expenses on Farmland Debt Could Challenge Farm Profitability

From 2021 through 2023, farmland values and then interest rates grew, raising interest expenses for crop producers. These higher interest expenses could considerably reduce returns for producers with high levels of land debt. These producers may need large cash down payments to reach profitability with new or refinanced debt.

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February 14, 2024
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Bank Deposit Rates Haven't Kept Pace with Yields on Other Investments, but Depositors Are Staying Anyway

Bank deposit outflows continued during 2023 despite rising deposit rates. One possible explanation is that deposit rate increases have not kept pace with rising yields on other investments. For example, spreads between bank deposit rates and yields on deposit substitutes such as money market funds have reached historically high levels. Although the outlook for deposit rates depends on the policy rate path, deposit levels are likely to remain stable under alternative policy scenarios.

W. Blake Marsh
Padma Sharma
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February 7, 2024
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Corporate Interest Expenses Are Expected to Increase Further

Although firm leverage has fallen from pandemic highs, rising interest rates have raised firms’ interest expenses. The effects of this monetary policy tightening are likely to continue unfolding over the next few years. As low-yield, fixed-rate corporate debt issued during the pandemic matures, firms may need to refinance this debt at higher rates, further increasing their interest expenses. However, most corporations are well-positioned to carry these interest expenses so long as their earnings remain stable.

Huixin Bi
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February 2, 2024
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Data file for "What Has Driven the Recent Increase in Retirements?" Updated January 2024

Data file for "What Has Driven the Recent Increase in Retirements?" by Jun Nie and Shu-Kuei X. Yang, updated January 2024.

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January 30, 2024
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Data file for "What Has Driven the Recent Increase in Retirements?" Updated December 2023

Data file for "What Has Driven the Recent Increase in Retirements?" by Jun Nie and Shu-Kuei X. Yang, updated December 2023.

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December 22, 2023
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Decline in Number of Workers with “Some College” Is Boosting Healthcare Wage Inflation

Compared with the pre-pandemic period, the labor force contains about 1.5 million fewer individuals who have some post-secondary schooling but less than a bachelor’s degree. As a result, vacancies for jobs that require a post-secondary certificate or an associate degree remain elevated, especially in health-related fields. These shortages have contributed to higher wages in the fast-growing healthcare field and are unlikely to resolve quickly.

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December 20, 2023
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Data file for "Decline in Number of Workers with 'Some College' Is Boosting Healthcare Wage Inflation"

Data file for the paper, "Decline in Number of Workers with 'Some College' Is Boosting Healthcare Wage Inflation": Compared with the pre-pandemic period, the labor force contains about 1.5 million fewer individuals who have some post-secondary schooling but less than a bachelor’s degree. As a result, vacancies for jobs that require a post-secondary certificate or an associate degree remain elevated, especially in health-related fields. These shortages have contributed to higher wages in the fast-growing healthcare field and are unlikely to resolve quickly.

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December 20, 2023
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