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Is there more or less health care than before the pandemic

WEBThis pattern is actually not that much different from the rest of the economy. Health care employment (in red) shows a different picture: Employment is still far below …

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The high(er) price of health FRED Blog

WEBThe high (er) price of health. Posted on August 20, 2020. Our purchases cost more and more over time, given inflation. Tracking the price index for personal …

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The pandemic’s impact on household spending on healthcare

WEBThe FRED Blog has examined the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the overall level of economic activity and employment in the healthcare sector. Today we …

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The educational and health services sector is no longer recession …

WEBThe FRED Blog has discussed how resilient the educational services industry has been to recessions: Employment levels in schools and colleges in New York City …

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A new measure of economic health FRED Blog

WEBFRED just added a new family of data that can help us get a read on the U.S. economy. The BBKI (Brave-Butters-Kelley Indexes) draw on about 500 indicators …

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A healthy appetite for health care

WEBHealth care has improved considerably in the past couple of decades, in terms of both quality and access. Yet, with health care costs on the rise in recent years, …

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What’s the story with health care spending

WEBThe map above shows spending on health care per person in each U.S. state, with darker colors indicating higher amounts. Various factors in each state …

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The health of labor markets post-pandemic: The supply …

WEBAs we discussed in the previous post, firms everywhere are having serious difficulties filling vacancies.With these worker shortages on everyone’s minds, let’s …

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Healthy inflation

WEBAlthough the history of this series is shorter, this measure of healthcare prices is still rising considerably faster than headline CPI: In 2001-2013, this measure of …

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Medical services spending FRED Blog

WEBThe FRED Blog has covered healthcare before. (See the list of related posts below.) In this post, we look at pre-pandemic data on medical services spending in the …

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In poor countries, no richer but living longer

WEBIn 1982, life expectancy at birth in low-income countries was about 66% of what it was in high-income countries. Then life expectancy increased at a faster pace in …

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Checking up on hospital price inflation FRED Blog

WEBMany people are concerned with the persistent rise in medical costs. But as long as medical services are delivered (for the most part) by people, economic theory …

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Sources of household income FRED Blog

WEBFRED makes it especially easy to examine the sources of household income by providing release tables. Here, we used the table for personal income to create the …

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Is GDP a good measure of well-being

WEBPosted on September 7, 2017. GDP has been used as a measure of economic well-being since the 1940s: It measures the total economic output by individuals, businesses, and …

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How healthy is the labor market, really

WEBHow healthy is the labor market, really? Posted on January 25, 2016. Economists, policy wonks, and the public often look at the unemployment rate to quickly …

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Wages with benefits FRED Blog

WEBWages with benefits. Nominal wages generally increase, but the picture is mixed for real wages. The green line in the top graph shows real wage growth, which is …

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The stock market is not the economy FRED Blog

WEBThe best measure we have for measuring total economic activity is GDP. But GDP is measured only quarterly and with a considerable lag. With the help of FRED, …

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Household net worth, “excess savings,” and inflation since the …

WEBOur graph confirms the close connection between household savings and inflation during this period and shows that, in the third quarter of 2023, household wealth …

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Coronavirus effects on exchange rates FRED Blog

WEBIn March, the COVID-19 pandemic became more severe, affecting overall economies as well as exchange rates. Reduced global demand for commodities such as …

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