August 24, 2023

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💡FRED Data Practitioner Badge: Your Fast Track to CERP

Excellence in Economic Research

We are happy to announce that the FRED® data practitioner badge now qualifies as three points towards earning your CERP (certified economic research professional) designation from C2ER!

This digital badge program focuses on seven foundational FRED® data skills and uses live data from FRED® to provide opportunities for hands-on practice and learning. Earning your CERP will enhance your career, and going through the FRED® program will give a deep understanding of FRED® economic data.

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• Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond – Fifth District Survey of Service Sector Activity 
• FRED Blog – Where Are the College Graduates? 
• Inside Higher Ed – Community Colleges Buoyed by Modest Enrollment Growth
• Route Fifty – Turning Workplace Fatigue Around With Better Data, Policies
• State Science & Technology Institute (SSTI) – A New Tool for Equity in Economic Development: The APO Framework 
• StatVentures – Supply Chain Challenge Phase 2 

Reports – From Our Members

• Bureau of Labor Statistics – Employment and Unemployment Among Youth — Summer 2023 
• Bureau of Labor Statistics – Quits Rates Down in 16 States, up in 1 State in June 2023 
• Smart Incentives – Unlocking Manufacturing Workforce Potential: Insights From MEP

Reports – Non-members

• Andrew J. VanLeuven, Ph.D. – Recent Changes to U.S. Metropolitan and Micropolitan Areas
• Bureau of Economic Analysis – Activities of U.S. Affiliates of Foreign Multinational Enterprises, 2021
• National EMS Information System (NEMSIS) – Heat-Related Ems Activation Surveillance Dashboard
• UKG – Fatigue in the Public Sector Workforce: Risks and Solutions 
• University of New Hampshire & University of Canterbury – You’ll Never Walk Alone – The Effects of Walkability on Pregnancy Behaviors and Outcomes 

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ICYMI

• Bureau of Labor Statistics – Labor Market Impacts of Destructive California Wildfires 
• Fargo Moorhead Economic Development – Comparing Cost Of Living – Before You Call The Moving Truck
• Planetizen – Do Americans Really Prefer Sprawl?

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MapLab: Tracking Marine Heatwaves 

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