This morning, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released preliminary November 2015 unemployment rates for all Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs). The unemployment rate measures the percentage of the local…
Today, the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago released November 2015 figures for its Midwest Economy Index (MEI). The MEI is a weighted average of 129 indicators designed to measure non-farm…
Today, Standard & Poor’s (S&P) released October 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…
Today, the Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES) released preliminary November 2015 unemployment rates for municipalities across the state based on the current population survey (or “household survey”). The following brief summarizes this data, as well as job estimates by…
Today, the Illinois Association of Realtors (IAR) reported that residential sales in the city of Chicago decreased by -1.4% since last year, with 1,615 sales in November 2015 compared to…
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.…
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