Today, the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago released July 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
This morning, the U Web Site.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released preliminary July 2016 unemployment rates for all Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs). The unemployment rate measures the percentage of the local workforce that reports… Read More
Today, Standard & Poor’s (S&P) released June 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
Today, the Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES) released preliminary July 2016 data on unemployment rates for municipalities across the state based on the current population survey (or “household survey”). The following brief summarizes this data,… Read More
The Illinois Association of Realtors (IAR) reported that year over year residential sales in the city of Chicago declined by 11.9%, with 2,714 sales in July 2016 compared to 3,082 sales in July 2015. The median… 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 Chicago, the… 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
Today, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released June 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
This morning, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released preliminary June 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 June 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, IN,… Read More
