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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Inflation in Greater Philadelphia - Part 6: Inflation Inequality
This data brief is the sixth part of our series covering the localized impact of inflation on Greater Philadelphia. In part four of this series , we...
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Inflation in Greater Philadelphia - Part 5: The October 2021 Update
With the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ recent release of the October 2021 Consumer Price Index (CPI) estimates, many national and local media sources...
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Inflation in Greater Philadelphia – Part 4: Wage Growth and Inflation
This data brief marks the fourth part of our series covering the localized impact of inflation on Greater Philadelphia. In the first three parts of...
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Inflation in Greater Philadelphia – Part 3: Looking in the CPI’s Basket of Goods
This data brief is the third part in our series covering the impact of inflation on Greater Philadelphia. In the second part of this series, we...
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Inflation in Greater Philadelphia – Part 2: Comparing Metropolitan Inflation
This data brief is the second part in our series covering the impact of inflation on Greater Philadelphia. In the first part of this series , we...
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Inflation in Greater Philadelphia – Part 1: De-Mystifying Local Inflation
As Greater Philadelphia’s economy slowly emerges from the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, inflation has become a growing concern. The pandemic...
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Declining Homeownership in Philadelphia
Philadelphia has long been touted as an affordable big city [1]. As shown in figure 1, it has the highest owner-occupancy rate among its peer...
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Restaurant Revitalization Funds in Philadelphia
As part of the American Rescue Plan Act in March 2021, the U.S. Congress allocated $28.6 billion to the Small Business Administration (SBA) to aid...
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Evictions in Philadelphia: A Review of Eviction Lab’s Data
This article was upated and amended on 16 August 2021. On August 3, President Biden announced an extension of the Center for Disease Control’s...
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Philadelphia’s Economic Competitiveness – PART 4: City to City Business Growth
In this brief, we complete our baseline comparison of Philadelphia’s economic competitiveness. This piece ( along with the preceding three issues )...
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Philadelphia’s Economic Competitiveness – PART 3: City to City Employment and Wages
In this Leading Indicator , we continue our series exploring the economic competitiveness of Philadelphia across measures of employment and business...
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Philadelphia’s Economic Competitiveness – PART 2: City and Suburban Business Growth
We continue our series on Philadelphia’s economic competitiveness by comparing the growth of private businesses in the city and surrounding suburban...
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Philadelphia’s Economic Competitiveness – PART 1: City and Suburban Employment and Wages
Author’s Note: With ongoing debates about altering the city’s tax structure, the dominant narrative is that the City of Philadelphia is less...
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Living Wage Employment in Greater Philadelphia
With debates raging about labor shortages and quality jobs, both in our region and across the country, we turn our sights on this issue by examining...
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The Impact of the Pandemic on Greater Philadelphia's Tech Workforce
Last week, Greater Philadelphia celebrated Philly Tech Week – an annual showcase of the region’s growing technology organizations, innovations, and...
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