Leading Indicators

Since 2019 the Economy League has produced a regular data brief designed to deepen understanding of key regional trends.  LI provides  digestible, accessible analysis of data on timely topics such as regional economic trends, local labor and housing markets, and the business ecosystem.  

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New Residents in Philadelphia – Part 3: Occupations
This Leading Indicator is the third part in our series on understanding changes in Philadelphia’s labor market since the COVID-19 pandemic by...
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Philadelphia Neighborhood Changes - Part 2: Race and Ethnicity
In our first brief of this series , we examined gains and losses in residential population across Philadelphia’s neighborhoods between 2016 and 2021...
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New Residents in Philadelphia – Part 2: Age and Education
This Leading Indicator is the second part in our series on understanding changes in Philadelphia’s labor market since the COVID-19 pandemic by looking...
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Philadelphia Neighborhood Changes - Part 1: Resident Populations
With the recent release of the five-year estimates of the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2021 American Community Survey (ACS) , we can now examine recent...
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New Residents in Philadelphia – Part 1
In this Leading Indicator we dig into the new resident population of Philadelphia since 2018 to better understand changes in the region’s labor market...
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A Review of 2022's Leading Indicators
In our last Leading Indicator of 2022, we reflect on our work this past year and review lessons learned. We also want to hear from you, our readers...
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Building a Multi-Dimensional Index to Benchmark Philadelphia
This Leading Indicator introduces a research endeavor at the Economy League of Greater Philadelphia to analyze peer cities of Philadelphia across...
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Inflation in Greater Philadelphia: The October 2022 Update
This Leading Indicator provides updates on localized inflation rates for Greater Philadelphia after the release of latest October 2022 Consumer Price...
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Test Driving the Anchor Economy Dashboard
For years, hospitals and universities have been regarded as key players in regional economies. While corporate headquarters and manufacturing...
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Impact of COVID-19 on Urban Labor Markets
This Leading Indicator looks at the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on private wage, employment, and establishment growth using recent estimates from...
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Remote Working in Philadelphia
This Leading Indicator looks at how remote work in Philadelphia has changed before and after the COVID-19 pandemic. We use the latest estimates from...
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Inflation in Greater Philadelphia: The August 2022 Update
This Leading Indicator provides an update on localized inflation rates for Greater Philadelphia after the release of latest August 2022 Consumer Price...
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Rising Renters of Philadelphia
Recent media and research reports have commented on increasing rents across the country [1,2,3]. Many of us are now familiar with how a tight housing...
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Detroit: The Rise and Fall of a Public Transit System
We continue our Leading Indicator series focused on Detroit as we prepare to convene 150 Philadelphia civic and business leaders for the Greater...
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Detroit: Past and Future of a Shrinking City
We continue our Leading Indicator series focused on Detroit as we prepare to convene 150 Philadelphia civic and business leaders for the Greater...
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