Chicago by the Numbers July 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,…
Blue Sky Innovation: ChicagoNext names Alya Adamany Woods executive director
By Meg Graham, Blue Sky
Chicago Business Journal: World Business Chicago names new leader for its ChicagoNEXT project
By Lewis Lazare, Chicago Business Journal
World Business Chicago Names Alya Adamany Woods as New Director of ChicagoNEXT
New leader to enhance initiatives aimed at increasing tech talent, capital and business growth in Chicago
Mayor Emanuel and World Business Chicago Announce Joint Chicago-China Business Accelerator
Program Will Help Chicago Companies Connect With Global Markets and Drive Additional Chinese Investment in Chicago; Accelerator is a Direct Outcome of the Gateway Cities Agreement Signed by Mayor Emanuel…
Midwest Job Openings & Hiring Activity
Today, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released May 2015 figures from its Job Openings & Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS), which tracks job openings, hires, and separations (quits, layoffs and…
Chicago Metro Unemployment Rate Remains Unchanged at 5.8% in May
This morning, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released preliminary May 2015 unemployment rates for all Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs). The unemployment rate measures the percentage of the local…
Index Shows Midwest Economic Growth Decreased Slightly In May
This morning, the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago released May 2015 figures for its Midwest Economy Index (MEI). The MEI is a weighted average of 129 indicators designed to measure non-farm business…
Case-Shiller Home Price Index
Today, Standard & Poor’s (S&P) released April 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…
Workers’ Compensation & Unemployment Insurance
Downloadable spreadsheet provides workers’ compensation and unemployment insurance contribution rates data for the State of Illinois. Workers’ Compensation and Unemployment Insurance (2015)