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December Home Prices and Sales Up Over Last Year
Today, the Illinois Association of Realtors (IAR) reported that residential sales in the city of Chicago increased slightly by 0.4% since last year, with 2,029 sales in December 2015 compared…
Read MoreChicago Tourism Metrics, December 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 in Chicago.…
Read MoreChicago by the Numbers January 2016
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,…
Read MoreMayor Emanuel Opens Prescient Global Headquarters
Read MoreGlobal Web Developer Americaneagle.com Bringing Jobs to Downtown Chicago
Up to 30 positions starting this year with more expected to come
Read MoreGlobal 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)
Read MoreMidwest 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…
Read MoreChicago 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…
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