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Updates to Excel Data Downloads

Data downloads to Excel spreadsheet files are now available in “.xlsx” format. Those files have two sheets: The sheet labeled “readme” has all the metadata information (i.e., series ID, name, units, frequency, seasonal adjustment, date of last update, and date of file download), and the sheet labeled with the data frequency has the observation dates and values. The structure of data downloads to CSV files hasn’t changed.

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FRED Adds New Employer-to-Employer Transition Probability Data

FRED has added 3 data series for the Fujita, Moscarini, and Postel-Vinay (FMP) Employer-to-Employer (E2E) Transition Probability.

The E2E Transition Probability is a monthly measure of the rate at which U.S. workers transition from one employer to another in a given month. Fujita, Moscarini, and Postel-Vinay analyze data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Current Population Survey to estimate the percentage of workers who changed employers in the previous month. The E2E Transition Probability provides a timely gauge of the pace of worker reallocation in the U.S. labor market. More details are available here.

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FRED Offers Enhanced Graphing

Our beta-version FRED graphs have a new look with improved accessibility for focus, screen readability, and color contrast. Try our new design and take our survey to help us improve.

  • Keyboard accessibility: Keyboard users can easily determine their location on line graphs. They can also navigate to find content and operate interface elements without a mouse.
  • Screen reader accessibility: FRED graphs have been reformatted to improve the effectiveness of screen reader text-to-speech software, which can be used to access website content.
  • Color contrast: The colors in our graph foreground and background meet color contrast requirements that allow users to visually consume text and non-text elements. Additionally, color is not the sole determinant on multi-series line graphs.
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FRED Adds New Census Poverty Data

FRED has added 52 data series for the U.S. Census Income and Poverty data release.

The new series show the poverty status of different groups of people and families, organized by their type of family relationship, age, and type of family. The official poverty measure, in use since the 1960s, defines poverty by comparing pretax income to a poverty threshold that is adjusted by family composition. More details are available here.

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