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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The Latest Leading Indicators

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Why Haven’t Philly Wages Increased with Employment Levels? (Part 1)

There’s been an ongoing national discussion of the seeming paradox of concurrent wage stagnation and rising employment levels in the past decade since...

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Is Philadelphia Heading for a Recession? What Do the Data Say?

In the past few months, talk of an economic downturn or recession in the coming 18-24 months has become commonplace in both the media and government...

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Homeownership Among Philadelphia's Millennial Generation

With City Council’s recent expansion of the Philly First Home program , homeownership may become more affordable for many first-time buyers in the...

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Income Inequality Among Philadelphia's Workforce

During recent budget hearings in Philadelphia City Council we learned of the efforts municipal departments are making to include underrepresented...

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Unpacking Philadelphia's Workforce Composition

At last week's budget hearings, the Commerce Department – home to the Office of Workforce Development – fielded several questions by City Council...

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Rental Burden in Philadelphia

Thus far in budget hearings, members of City Council have expressed a great deal of interest in property assessments and the fate of the ten-year tax...

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