Economic Bulletin
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An aging population, lower immigration, and high labor participation rates together suggest the labor force is near its peak.
In the long term, premiums on irrigated farmland will depend on groundwater management and innovation in agricultural production.
At the third annual “Future of Banking” Conference, community bankers discussed how technology is changing the industry.
Underlying data point to a more resilient outlook for the agricultural sector than some recent narratives suggest.
Despite continued challenges to profitability in the U.S. crop sector, farm financial stress appears limited.
Women and immigrants have been the primary workers filling caregiving jobs, but both groups face limits to labor force growth.
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