This morning, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released preliminary September 2016 unemployment rates for all Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs). The unemployment rate measures the percentage of the local workforce that reports itself as being… Read More
Today, the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago released September 2016 figures for its Midwest Economy Index (MEI). The MEI is a weighted average of 129 indicators designed to measure non-farm business activity in the Midwest (IL,… Read More
Today, the Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES) released preliminary September 2016 labor market estimates for municipalities across the state based on the current population survey (or “household survey”). The following brief summarizes this data, as… Read More
Today, Standard & Poor’s (S&P) released August 2016 values for its Case-Shiller Home Price Index, which tracks the prices of existing single-family homes in 20 U.S. metro areas. The index in each metropolitan area extends from a… Read More
World Business Chicago tracks indicators from month to month to gauge the strength of several aspects of Chicago’s economy, including employment in major sectors, residential and office real estate data, price and purchasing indexes, and… Read More
SC Johnson and Mars Wrigley Confectionery add jobs in Chicago Read More
The Illinois Association of Realtors (IAR) reported that year over year residential sales in the city of Chicago decreased by 3.2%, with 2,336 sales in September 2016 compared to 2,414 sales in September 2015. The median sale price… Read More
Making Chicago a premier destination for tourism and entertainment is a major part of Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s Plan for Economic Growth & Jobs that WBC is implementing to drive growth in Chicago. Choose… Read More
DJX VentureSource released its Q3 2016 venture capital report, which tracks investments into companies that have received at least one round of venture funding. Just under $200 million was invested into Chicago area companies in Q3 2016, comparable to… Read More
Today, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released August 2016 figures from its Job Openings & Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS), which tracks job openings, hires, and separations (quits, layoffs and discharges, and other separations including retirement). Read More
