This morning, the US Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released preliminary February 2015 unemployment rates for all Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs). The unemployment rate measures the percentage of the local…
Downloadable spreadsheet contains current employment and wage data for all major industries in the Chicago metropolitan area. Wages include the 10th percentile, median, and 90th percentile. Wages and Employment by Occupation (2014)
The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) recently released February 2015 figures from its Job Openings & Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS), which tracks job openings, hires, and separations (quits, layoffs and discharges,…
Yesterday, the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago released February 2015 figures for its Midwest Economy Index (MEI). The MEI is a weighted average of 129 indicators designed to measure non-farm business…
Today, the Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES) released preliminary February 2015 unemployment rates for municipalities across the state based on the current population survey (or “household survey”). The following brief summarizes this…
This morning, the Illinois Association of Realtors (IAR) reported that residential sales in the city of Chicago increased by 3.9% since last year, with 1,448 sales in February 2015 compared…
Recent information released by World Business Chicago has the economy of the eight Great Lakes States and Ontario and Quebec as a region ranked third in the world behind the…
This March, the Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES) released preliminary January 2015 unemployment rates for municipalities across the state based on the current population survey (or “household survey”). The following brief…
The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) recently released January 2015 figures from its Job Openings & Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS), which tracks job openings, hires, and separations (quits, layoffs and discharges,…
The companies will bring a combined 275 jobs to Chicago