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

By: Mike Shields and Andrew Strohmetz Date: December 2, 2020 Automation in Greater Philadelphia's Transportation Industry A fully-functioning...
The current number of new job posts in the U.S. is roughly 14 percent lower than this time last year, according to a recent data brief released by the...
By: Mike Shields, Mohona Siddique, and Andrew Strohmetz Date: November 4, 2020 Automation in Greater Philadelphia's Healthcare and Social Assistance...
From delaying marriage and homeownership to their role in progressive social movements, the millennial generation has received plenty of media...
By: Mike Shields, Mohona Siddique, and Andrew Strohmetz Date: October 7, 2020 Automation in Greater Philadelphia's Food Economy For the first...
Automation Nation By: Mike Shields & Mohona Siddique From robot supermarket assistants to smartphones, from the Zoom conference room to Siri, once far...
Throughout our transit-focused series, we’ve explored ridership trends in Greater Philadelphia and detailed the demographics and socioeconomic status...
In this week’s Leading Indicator, we continue our analysis of public transportation ridership in Greater Philadelphia. Last week, we detailed overall...
The COVID-19 economic lockdown has had a devastating effect on public transportation in the United States - which was already in a precarious position...
Earlier this month, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York released a data brief detailing the disproportionate impact the pandemic has had on the...
With the Philadelphia School District planning to begin the first marking period of Fall 2020 via remote learning, we continue our analysis of...
In mid-July, the Philadelphia School District announced that students would begin the 2020-2021 school year on September 2, 2020 via remote learning...
In May 2019 we examined income inequality by race, ethnicity, and gender among Philadelphia’s workforce. In this Leading Indicator, we revisit these...
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...
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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