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September Home Prices and Sales Up Over Last Year

This morning, the Illinois Association of Realtors (IAR) reported that residential sales in the city of Chicago increased by 5.2% since last year, with 2,358 sales in September 2015 compared to…

Local Unemployment Trends September 2015

Today, the Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES) released preliminary September 2015 unemployment rates for municipalities across the state based on the current population survey (or “household survey”). The following…

Chicago Tourism Metrics, October 2015

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…

Midwest Job Openings and Hiring Activity – August 2015

Today, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released August 2015 figures from its Job Openings & Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS), which tracks job openings, hires, and separations (quits, layoffs and…

$199.4M VC invested in Chicago in Q3 2015

DJX VentureSource has released its Q3 2015 venture capital report, which tracks investments into companies that have received at least one round of venture funding. Chicago’s $199.4 million VC dollars invested in…

Index Shows Midwest Economic Growth Slowed in August

This morning, the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago released August 2015 figures for its Midwest Economy Index (MEI). The MEI is a weighted average of 129 indicators designed to measure non-farm…

Chicago Metro Unemployment Decreases to 5.6% in August 2015

This morning, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released preliminary August 2015 unemployment rates for all Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs). The unemployment rate measures the percentage of the local…

Case-Shiller Home Price Index

Today, Standard & Poor’s (S&P) released July 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…

Local Employment Trends August 2015

Today, the Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES) released preliminary August 2015 unemployment rates for municipalities across the state based on the current population survey (or “household survey”). The following brief su

August Home Prices and Sales Up Over Last Year

This morning, the Illinois Association of Realtors (IAR) reported that residential sales in the city of Chicago increased by 6.3% since last year, with 2,629 sales in August 2015 compared…