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Our FRED graph above displays the average annual interest rates (also called yields) for three common types of retail bank and credit union deposits, as reported by Bankrate Monitor.*

CDs/certificates of deposit. The funds are left on deposit for several months or years to collect a set interest rate. Withdrawing the funds early requires...

Military conflict and geopolitical tensions in the Middle East tend to be associated with disruptions in the global supply of oil. These disruptions can raise both the level and the volatility of the price of oil. And rising oil prices have many direct and indirect macroeconomic effects.

Oil is an important intermediate input in the production of goods—p...

In early April 2026, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released the annual benchmark revision to state employment data for 2025. Before this benchmark revision, the data showed positive job growth in 2025 in just over two-thirds of US states: 34 of 50. The median job growth rate was 0.45%. After this revision, the data show job growth was positive in fewer...

More data from the Chicago Fed’s Advance Retail Trade Summary (CARTS) release are now in FRED. These estimates of retail and food service sales (excluding some motor vehicles and parts) track the U.S. Census...

On April 9, 2026, the Bureau of Economic Analysis released real GDP data for all US states for the fourth quarter and annualized for 2025. The FRED map above shows the annualized year-over-year growth rates: Light green denotes slow growth (0% to 2%), and dark green denotes moderate growth (above 2%).

Highlights

All 50 state economies grew in 2025. The mea...