WBC Blog

January 14, 2016

Mayor Emanuel Opens Prescient Global Headquarters

January 14, 2016

Global Web Developer Americaneagle.com Bringing Jobs to Downtown Chicago

Up to 30 positions starting this year with more expected to come

January 13, 2016

Global Cities Office and Industrial Occupancy Costs

Downloadable list of office and industrial occupancy costs in Chicago and other global cities. Comparative Office & Industrial Occupancy Costs (2015)

January 12, 2016

Midwest Job Openings and Hiring Activity – November 2015

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

December 30, 2015

Chicago Metro Unemployment Rate Decreases to 5.4% in November

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

December 30, 2015

Index Shows Midwest Economic Growth Below Average in November

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

December 29, 2015

Case-Shiller Home Price Index, October 2015

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

December 23, 2015

Local Employment Trends November 2015

Today, the Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES) released preliminary November 2015 unemployment rates for municipalities across the state based on the current population survey (or “household survey”). The following brief summarizes this data, as well as job estimates by…