Category: MidwestBusiness

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Midwest uses more natural gas than any other region in the U.S.

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Chicagoland employment report including sector comparison and how the city compares to U.S. large markets.

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Midwest employer costs (salary and benefits separated) per employee compared to U.S. regions.

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Midwest consumer price index since August, 2018. Data includes all items compared to all items, less food and energy.

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Detroit-area average energy prices compared to the rest of the United States.

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Chicagoland energy prices compared to the rest of the United States.

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Labor Department releases data comparing construction material costs, last year to this year.

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Millennials report to the Labor Department that pay has plateaued entering their high-earning years. Higher debt-to-income ratios, housing costs, childcare, etc. compared to past generations are the contributing factors.

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There are more open jobs than unemployed people for the first time since the labor department has followed this trend.

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U.S. new home construction since 2006 never matched its peak. Here’s each region’s progress since then.

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Businesses are not paying livable wages as millions of Americans cannot find work, even with record job openings reported across all major recruiting platforms.

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A new byproduct of the pandemic recovery. Workers are quitting at record levels.