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Midwest Job Openings & Hiring Activities

Yesterday, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released March 2016 figures from its Job Openings & Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS), which tracks job openings, hires, and separations (quits, layoffs and…

Index Shows Midwest Economic Growth Picked Up in March

Today, the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago released March 2016 figures for its Midwest Economy Index (MEI). The MEI is a weighted average of 129 indicators designed to measure non-farm business…

Local Consumer Commerce Index

The JPMorgan Chase Institute recently released the Local Consumer Commerce Index (LCCI), a new measure of the year-over-year growth rate of Chase debit and credit card spending1. The LCCI captures point-of-purchase…

Chicago Metro Unemployment Rate Increases to 6.6% in March

This morning, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released preliminary March 2016 unemployment rates for all Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs). The unemployment rate measures the percentage of the local…

Case-Shiller Home Price Index, February 2016

Today, Standard & Poor’s (S&P) released February 2016 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 in each…

Local Employment Trends March 2016

The Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES) recently released preliminary March 2016 data on unemployment rates for municipalities across the state based on the current population survey (or “household survey”).…

March Home Prices Up and Sales Down Over Last Year

Today, the Illinois Association of Realtors (IAR) reported that residential sales in the city of Chicago decreased by 3.4% since last year, with 2,099 sales in March 2016 compared to 2,173 sales…

Chicago Tourism Metrics, March 2016

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.…

$177.5M Invested in Chicago in Q1 2016

DJX VentureSource has released its Q1 2016 venture capital report, which tracks investments into companies that have received at least one round of venture funding. Chicago’s $177.5 million VC dollars invested in Q1 2016 increased…

Midwest Job Openings and Hiring Activity, February 2016

Today, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released February 2016 figures from its Job Openings & Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS), which tracks job openings, hires, and separations (quits, layoffs and…