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How Does Investment in a Skilled Workforce Impact the Nation’s Growth?

I’d be willing to bet that the most effective and innovative places you’ve worked have had one thing in common: Great people.
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Office of the Chief Economist

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Meet the Researchers

BEA employs approximately 40 Ph.D. economists and statisticians who engage in cutting-edge research in challenging measurement areas such as non-market production, valuation and depreciation of ...
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GDP (Third Estimate), Industries, Corporate Profits, State GDP, and State Personal Income, 2nd Quarter 2026; State PCE, 2025

From a regional perspective, real GDP increased in 44 states and the District of Columbia in the second quarter of 2026, with ...
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Personal Income and Outlays, August 2026

Personal outlays —the sum of PCE, personal interest payments, and personal current transfer payments—increased $190.7 billion in August. Personal saving was $990.2 billion, and the personal saving ...
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Quarterly Labor Input Measurement: Extending the Industry-Level Production Account to Business Cycle Frequencies

Industry-level labor input is conventionally measured annually, which averages away the sharpest movements in hours and workforce composition during rapid recessions. This paper extends the U.S.
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Identifying Domestic vs. Imported Value Added

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