CivMetrics collects economic and business conditions data for the largest MSAs in the United States. We’re posting some of our insights here. In this installment, we look at employment by industry in big cities. For questions about our data, or to request data, please...
CivMetrics collects economic and business conditions data for the largest MSAs in the United States. We’re posting some of our insights here. In this installment, we look at retail sales. Where are retail sales bouncing back the fastest? For questions about our data,...
COVID-19 has punched a hole in the business models of the largest nonprofit hospital systems, according to a new report from Alvarez & Marsal. Read the report here. Some quick points: The “Barometer of the Post-COVID Healthcare Economy: Financial Trends and...
As a heat wave wallops the Pacific Northwest, one piece of data takes on new meaning: the percent of air-conditioned housing units. Seattle is the least air-conditioned MSA in the United States, according to Census data, although the percent of homes with AC units has...
Many researchers have begun to study Urban Heat Islands, or cities that get hotter than nearby rural areas. Often, scientists rely on satellite data for air temperatures. New research cautions against relying exclusively on satellite data for urban heat risk...