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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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Automation Nation: The Future of Work in Greater Philadelphia
Automation Nation By: Mike Shields & Mohona Siddique From robot supermarket assistants to smartphones, from the Zoom conference room to Siri, once far...
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Greater Philadelphia’s Public Transportation System and COVID-19 – PART 3
Throughout our transit-focused series, we’ve explored ridership trends in Greater Philadelphia and detailed the demographics and socioeconomic status...
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Greater Philadelphia’s Public Transportation and COVID-19 – PART 2
In this week’s Leading Indicator, we continue our analysis of public transportation ridership in Greater Philadelphia. Last week, we detailed overall...
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Greater Philadelphia’s Public Transportation and COVID-19 – PART 1
The COVID-19 economic lockdown has had a devastating effect on public transportation in the United States - which was already in a precarious position...
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Philadelphia's Self-Employed Population
Earlier this month, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York released a data brief detailing the disproportionate impact the pandemic has had on the...
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Philadelphia's Student Population, PART 2
With the Philadelphia School District planning to begin the first marking period of Fall 2020 via remote learning, we continue our analysis of...
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Philadelphia's Student Population, PART 1
In mid-July, the Philadelphia School District announced that students would begin the 2020-2021 school year on September 2, 2020 via remote learning...
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Income Inequality among Philadelphia’s Workforce: An Update
In May 2019 we examined income inequality by race, ethnicity, and gender among Philadelphia’s workforce. In this Leading Indicator, we revisit these...
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The Impact of COVID-19 on Greater Philadelphia’s Black-Owned Businesses
The economic lockdown in response to the COVID-19 pandemic is entering its fifth month. Businesses of all sizes are reeling from its effects. While...
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The Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) in Philadelphia
Since the initial outbreak of the COVID-19 virus in the U.S. and the subsequent economic lockdown, the federal government provided relief to small...
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The Unequal Impact of COVID-19 in the U.S. and Philadelphia
Last week, the New York Times published, “ The Fullest Look Yet at the Racial Inequality of Coronavirus ,” featuring data that shows the...
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The Color of Inequality Part 5: Health Disparities in Communities of Color
By: Mike Shields & Mohona Siddique Date: June 4, 2020 AUTHORS' NOTE: As the country was buckling under the weight of the COVID-19 pandemic, the widely...
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MasterCard's Inclusive Growth Score
The Greater Philadelphia Metropolitan Region is rich in data. Numerous public and private organizations and agencies collect and share various forms...
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The Color of Inequality Part 4: Barriers to Sustainable Employment for Workers of Color
By: Mike Shields & Mohona Siddique Date: June 4, 2020 AUTHORS' NOTE: As the country was buckling under the weight of the COVID-19 pandemic, the widely...
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The Color of Inequality Part 3: Structural Racism and Public Education
By: Mike Shields & Mohona Siddique Date: June 4, 2020 AUTHORS' NOTE: As the country was buckling under the weight of the COVID-19 pandemic, the widely...
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