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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Analyzing The Connection Between School Quality and The Neighborhoods They Serve
School Quality and Demographics: Charter vs. District In this Leading Indicator, we examine the relationship between schools and the neighborhoods...
Education, Talent, and Workforce Development
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Minority-Owned Businesses in Philadelphia and the Need for More Data
BIPOC-Owned Businesses in Philadelphia Lack of available data about BIPOC-owned businesses in Philadelphia is impeding our understanding of current...
Developing Diverse Local Business
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How Philadelphians Get to Work: An Equity Perspective
Commuting and Public Transit Access in Philadelphia Emmy Danforth, November 2, 2023 Effective and efficient public transportation is an essential tool...
Infrastructure
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Inflation in Greater Philadelphia: The Fall 2023 Update
October 5, 2023 Author: Emmy Danforth
Regional Trends
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Representation in Greater Philadelphia’s Construction Industry
July 6th 2023 HASEEB BAJWA AND MIKE SHIELDS
Regional Trends
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Philadelphia’s Housing Cost-burden: A Pre- and Post-Pandemic Comparison
In previous Leading Indicators we monitored rising housing cost-burden in Philadelphia amidst increasing rents throughout 2020 and 2021. Cost-burden...
Regional Trends
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Greater Philadelphia’s Tech Workforce: The 2022 Data Update
As illustrated by our Driving Tech Talent Growth in PHL report, its 2019 update, and our annual monitoring of the regional tech workforce, the Economy...
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How Similar are Philadelphia and New Orleans?
In this Leading Indicator, we use our Similarity Index to highlight and compare the quantitative similarities between Philadelphia and New Orleans...
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Philadelphia’s Persistent Income Inequality: A 2021 Data Update
As Women’s History Month comes to close, we update our previous analyses of income inequality in Philadelphia—using the most recent estimates from the...
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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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