Chicago is knocking on the door of a $1 trillion economy.
The Chicagoland region is projected to reach $999 billion in economic output this quarter — an extraordinary measure of the scale and strength of our region.
But the bigger story is in the data behind that number.
More than 214,000 active job postings. Unemployment moving down. Growth across several of our core industries.
And real challenges we cannot ignore — from venture capital and business sentiment to housing, office vacancy, and unequal access to opportunity.
This week’s WBC Business Pulse, powered by LinkedIn, draws on the latest analysis from the World Business Chicago Research Center — the team behind our Monthly Economic Dashboard and the data helping inform Chicago’s business case.
The numbers tell a compelling story about where Chicago is today — and what it will take to compete tomorrow.
Read. Dig into the data. And share it with someone who should know what’s really happening in Chicago’s economy.