Chicago by the Numbers September 2015
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,…
Midwest Job Openings and Hiring Activity – July 2015
Today, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released July 2015 figures from its Job Openings & Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS), which tracks job openings, hires, and separations (quits, layoffs and…
The Times of India: Indian ambassador to US holds high-profile meetings during Chicago visit
By The Times of India
Chicago Tribune: Digital manufacturing lab pledges $500,000 to jobs campaign
By Alejandra Cancino, Chicago Tribune
The Digital Manufacturing and Design Innovation Institute Formalizes Partnership with 1000 Jobs for Chicagoland Manufacturing
Applied research and commercialization engine enters into first project for workforce development
Request for Proposal: Branding and Marketing Support
World Business Chicago (WBC) is in the process of developing an organization to simplify the access to capital for small businesses in Chicago. As a key component of this endeavor, WBC is…
Chicago Metro Unemployment Decreases to 5.9% in July 2015
This morning, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released preliminary July 2015 unemployment rates for all Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs). The unemployment rate measures the percentage of the local…
Index Shows Midwest Economic Growth Slowed in July
This morning, the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago released July 2015 figures for its Midwest Economy Index (MEI). The MEI is a weighted average of 129 indicators designed to measure non-farm…
Local Unemployment Trends July 2015
Today, the Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES) released preliminary July 2015 unemployment rates for municipalities across the state based on the current population survey (or “household survey”). The following brief summarizes this…
Case-Shiller Home Price Index
Today, Standard & Poor’s (S&P) released June 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…