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Summary of new figures on unemployment for the 50 states (and Washington, DC), as well as 4 Census Regions and 9 Census Divisions.
Submitted by Jake Trussell on May 17, 2012, 1:51 pm
The Brookings Institution and the National Endowment for the Arts recently hosted an event dealving deeply into data around the affects of the Creative Class on Economic Development.
Chicago-Shanghai Agreement Promotes Business Opportunities. Government officials from Shanghai, China and World Business Chicago (WBC) recently signed an agreement that showcases Chicago’s economic and business advantages in Shanghai through videos provided by WBC. Here are some photos and videos.
Chicago NATO Summit 2012 Host Commitee, in partnership with Downton Partners Chicago, has produced this wonderful video welcoming visitors to "the most livable big city in America."
April 2012 Consumer Price Index figures (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released April 2012 figures for Real Earnings, an indicator that reflects components of consumers’ buying power.
Chicago is home to 12 companies on 2012’s Initiative for a Competitive Inner City (ICIC) Inner City 100 list of the fastest-growing urban businesses in America, published in Fortune.
Redevelopment Project Will Create More than 11,000 Permanent Jobs, Job Training Program and Provide Approximately $600 million in Direct Economic Benefit to the Airport; Will Help O’Hare Grow Its Position As One of the World’s Largest Air Cargo Hubs
Figures for the Midwest region from the Job Openings & Labor Turnover Survey, which tracks job openings, hires, and separations (quits, layoffs and discharges, and other separations including retirements).
World Business Chicago was named a top economic development group in the nation in this month’s Site Selection magazine, considered an industry scoreboard for economic development.
Preliminary March unemployment rates for Chicago and other Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs).
March 2012 figures for the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago's Midwest Economy Index (MEI), a weighted average of 129 indicators designed to measure growth in nonfarm business activity in the Midwest (IL, IN, MI, WI, IA).
The upcoming North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Summit is expected to result in an estimated $128.2 million impact on Chicago, according to a study released today by WBC and the Chicago NATO Host Committee.
A delegation representing WBC and Chicago Sister Cities International traveled to Moscow this month to establish relationships with Russian companies and spur new business development opportunities. The trip was in conjunction with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra’s performance at the Moscow Conservatory.
More than 200 corporate real estate executives participated in a briefing with Mayor Rahm Emanuel this month, hosted by WBC, the Chicago Office Leasing Brokers Association and the Young Office Brokers Association. Mayor Emanuel encouraged collaboration between WBC and the commercial real estate community to foster economic growth for Chicago.
World Business Chicago tracks indicators from month to month to gauge the strength of several aspects of Chicago’s regional economy, including employment in major sectors, residential and office real estate data, price and purchasing indexes, rail carloads, and auto and truck sales.
The Chicago Fed Midwest Manufacturing Index (CFMMI), an index of manufacturing output based on hours worked in major industries in the Midwest region (IL, IN, IA, MI, WI), was unchanged in March.
The Chicago Fed National Activity Index 3-month moving average, a measure of how the national economy is faring relative to its historical trend rate, decreased in March.
Standard & Poor’s Case-Shiller Home Price Index, which tracks the prices of existing single-family homes, showed month-over-month increases in 3 of 19 metro areas.
Summary of new figures on unemployment for the 50 states (and Washington, DC), as well as 4 Census Regions and 9 Census Divisions.
