Community Development
To support the growth of an inclusive economy, we work with low- and moderate-income communities to increase access to credit, quality jobs, education, and housing. We also help financial institutions understand their responsibilities under the Community Reinvestment Act.
Workforce & Economic Development
Perspective
A Measure of the Anchor Economy’s Impact and Importance
New research provides insight into regional economic change and anchor reliance. In this article, Philadelphia Fed President Patrick T. Harker shares his perspective on leveraging these data to understand both underlying trends in regional economies and future needs.
Economic Reliance on Anchor Institutions
An analysis of new data provides insight into how regional economic change and a region’s reliance on anchor institutions intersect.
Community Profiles
18 Jul ’23
The Community Development and Regional Outreach Department has compiled information on each region within the Third Federal Reserve District and has developed a suite of materials that the department calls community profiles.
Occupational Segregation and the Role of the Public Workforce System: An Examination of Individual Training Accounts
This report explores the segregation of occupations by gender, race, and ethnicity in the U.S. labor market overall and in the training that participants in the public workforce system pursue.
Event
May
21
2024
Rural Economic Development Summit: Broadband Infrastructure and Workforce Opportunities
9:00 a.m.–3:30 p.m.
Harrisburg, PA (Hybrid)
About
Community Development and Regional Outreach Visiting Scholars
Updated: February 2024
Academics, experts, and thinkers with focus areas aligned with the Community Development and Regional Outreach department are key collaborators as participants in the Visiting Scholars Program.
Worker Voices Special Brief: Self-Employment, Dreams Versus Reality
This report delves into a theme that surfaced during a series of focus groups with U.S. workers and job seekers without a four-year degree: Many people want to work for themselves.