by CivMetrics Staff | May 2, 2022 | Economics, Public Finance, Real estate economics, Uncategorized
The pandemic has changed the way people work, as scores of employees are keeping their work-from-home arrangements (at least part time). This could pose a risk to city budgets due to lost tax revenues derived from commercial real estate, according to a study released...
by CivMetrics Staff | Apr 1, 2022 | Economics
New York City this month launched an online dashboard to monitor economic data for the city’s essential industries, which will give lawmakers and the people a glimpse at how the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted the city. View the dashboard here. Office of the New...
by CivMetrics Staff | Mar 1, 2022 | Economics, Labor, Sub Featured A, Uncategorized, Unemployment
CivMetrics collects key labor data for states in the United States. In this installment, we look at the newly-released state-level unemployment claims data for the first two weeks of February 2022. For questions about our data, or to request data, please contact...
by CivMetrics Staff | Feb 2, 2022 | Economics, Regional economics, Tourism, Uncategorized
CivMetrics collects key business condition data for cities in the United States. In this installment, we look at restaurant bookings in cities. For questions about our data, or to request data, please contact EBallantine@CivMetrics.com. Data is from OpenTable....
by CivMetrics Staff | Feb 2, 2022 | COVID-19, Economics, Uncategorized
A new report from the NYTimes offers a nice summary of the economic effects of Omicron in January: millions of workers calling out sick; an increase in economic uncertainty and fears of inflation. The New York Times reports: “More than 8.7 million Americans...
by CivMetrics Staff | Feb 2, 2022 | Economics, Premium, Uncategorized
CivMetrics collects key business condition data for states in the US. In this installment, we look at retail sales by state. For questions about our data, or to request data, please contact EBallantine@CivMetrics.com. Data is from the Census Bureau. Retail sales are...