Surveys

Oil and Gas Activity Continues Expanding; Outlook Improves Further

June 23, 2021

Activity in the oil and gas sector continued growing strongly in second quarter 2021, according to oil and gas executives responding to the Dallas Fed Energy Survey.

The Paycheck Protection Program: Conditional Success or Unconditional Failure?

June 22, 2021

The Paycheck Protection Program, a key provision of the CARES Act, sought to stabilize small business finances and maintain employment.

Texas Economy

Texas Employment Forecast

June 18, 2021

Texas employment grew at a moderate 2.5 percent annualized rate in May after increasing by a revised 2.2 percent in April.

Southwest Economy, Second Quarter 2021

Federal COVID-19 Relief Aided Consumer Debt, Though Immigrant Texans Derived Less Benefit

June 18, 2021

The prevalence of various federal-level assistance programs helped U.S. and Texas residents shore up their household finances during the COVID-19 recession. Among mostly immigrant groups, this tendency was less pronounced, likely due to legal and socioeconomic barriers.

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The Texas economic recovery continued in May as payroll growth ticked up and the unemployment rate continued to decline.

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Output Growth Revised Up; Outlook Improves Further

The latest data available show employment, industrial production and retail sales grew, while exports fell in April. The peso gained ground against the dollar in May, and inflation increased further.

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The WEI is currently 9.97 percent, scaled to four-quarter GDP growth, for the week ended June 19 and 10.23 percent for June 12.

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Southwest Economy, Second Quarter 2021

This issue looks federal-level assistance programs and their effect on immigrant groups and how the Texas freeze affected the petrochemical industry. Also included are discussions on how the pandemic has changed the dining and banking industries, a spotlight on oil patch productivity, and an infographic on the how working women fared during the pandemic.

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Dallas Fed Energy Survey

Activity in the oil and gas sector continued growing strongly in second quarter 2021, according to oil and gas executives.

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