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Tourism Business Openings and Closings in 380 Metros
CivMetrics collects key travel and tourism data for the largest cities in the United States. We’re posting some of our insights here. In this installment, we look at hospitality & leisure businesses in every MSA. For questions about our data, or to request data,...
Flash Update: Unemployment Rate in Every Metro (Jan ’22)
CivMetrics collects key economic and labor data for MSAs in the United States. In this flash installment, we look at the newly-released MSA-level unemployment data for November 2021. For questions about our data, or to request data, please contact...
DATA: The Fastest Growing MSAs
CivMetrics collects key demographic data for the largest MSAs in the United States. We’re posting some of our insights here. In this installment, we look at population growth by MSA. Which areas have grown the most over the last 10 years? For questions about our data,...
Forecast Center: Unemployment Rate Estimates
CivMetrics collects economic and labor data for the largest MSAs in the United States. In this installment we go national, and collect the latest unemployment rate forecasts from top firms around the United States. What do major firms and agencies expect unemployment...
DATA: The Cities Where Restaurant Bookings Have (and Haven’t) Rebounded
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 restaurant bookings data from OpenTable. Where have restaurant bookings rebounded from COVID,...
Forecast Center: Core Inflation Estimates
CivMetrics collects economic and business conditions data for the largest MSAs in the United States. In this installment we go national, and core inflation forecasts from top firms around the United States. What do major firms expect core inflation to be at the end of...
Forecast Center: U.S. Q3 GDP Growth Estimates
CivMetrics collects economic and business conditions data for the largest MSAs in the United States. In this installment we go national, and compare GDP growth forecasts from top firms around the United States. How are firms feeling about Q3 growth now vs last month?...
DATA: Inflation in the Largest MSAs
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 Consumer Price Index. How has the cost of goods changed in the last 12 months? For questions...
Most Resilient MSAs: The Places Where Jobs Have Roared Back From COVID
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 unemployment and jobs. Which MSAs have roared back from the onset of COVID-19? For questions...
Least Resilient MSAs: The Places Where Jobs Haven’t Bounced Back
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 unemployment and jobs. Which MSAs haven't bounced back from the onset of COVID-19 and are...
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