Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, have people moved away from urban cores in favor of more rural areas?
This series of interactive maps showcases the differences in demographic and economic indicators across the rural-urban landscape of the Fifth District.
Numerous factors — including population growth, education, housing, transportation, child care, health, and broadband availability — are shaping the differences in employment outcomes between rural and urban communities.
The pandemic has worsened a long-standing national shortage of nurses. Rural communities face the greatest challenges.
The GoodCare Program in Virginia helps aspiring workers complete career pathways in health care, addressing workforce shortages in a sector essential to equitable pandemic recovery.
The rebound in employment from pandemic lows varied considerably across regions and sectors.
In our new Rural Spotlight series, we explore solutions to the economic challenges faced by rural communities in the Fifth District.
This post looks at the current assessment of roads and bridges in the Fifth District and how states have recently allocated federal funds.
Host Tim Sablik discusses his recent research on the value of entrepreneurs in the economic growth of rural places and small towns, as well as the obstacles that they face compared to more urban communities. Sablik also talks with Erika Bell and Laura Ullrich about what they have learned from their contacts in North Carolina and South Carolina about rural entrepreneurship. Bell is community development regional manager for the Carolinas and Ullrich is a regional economist in the Richmond Fed's Charlotte branch.
Ray Owens and Santiago Pinto discuss current trends in crime rates, the challenges of determining the extent of crime and its causes, and the impact of policing on crime rates. They also review research on racial bias in policing and the impact of police violence against Black citizens. Owens and Pinto are senior economists at the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond.
This episode shares part of a 2019 presentation by Laura Ullrich about wage, income and wealth inequality, an issue that was brought into focus during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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