Index Shows Steady Midwest Economic Growth in March
This morning, the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago released March 2015 figures for its Midwest Economy Index (MEI). The MEI is a weighted average of 129 indicators designed to measure non-farm…
Chicago Metro Unemployment Rate Decreases to 6.4% in March
This morning, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released preliminary March 2015 unemployment rates for all Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs). The unemployment rate measures the percentage of the local…
Case-Shiller Home Price Index
Today, Standard & Poor’s (S&P) released February 2015 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…
Chicago’s Labor Force
Downloadable spreadsheet provides current and historical employment data for the City of Chicago and the Chicago metropolitan area. Chicago Workforce Profile (2015)
Local Employment Trends March 2015
Today, the Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES) released preliminary March 2015 unemployment rates for municipalities across the state based on the current population survey (or “household survey”). The following brief summarizes…
March Home Prices and Sales are Up Over Last Year
This morning, the Illinois Association of Realtors (IAR) reported that residential sales in the city of Chicago increased by 13.0% since last year, with 2,118 sales in March 2015 compared to…
Chicago-based Tech Companies Commit to City
More than a dozen of Chicago’s fast-growing technology companies collectively committed to hiring nearly 1,000 new employees by the end of 2015
Anchor Institutions Step up to Support Chicago’s Small Businesses
Expansion will increase the number of committed institutions from 11 to at least 20 and double the number of small businesses helped
Chicago by the Numbers
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,…
Chicago Growing, First Quarter 2015
Recently, Textura Corporation (NYSE: TXTR), a leading provider of collaboration solutions for the construction industry, announced it will open an innovation center in downtown Chicago in a move that will…