Alderman Bill Conway
@aldconway.bsky.social
Alderman of Chicago’s 34th Ward representing parts of Chicago’s Loop, West Loop, South Loop, Greektown, and Little Italy | ward34.org
Either way, this is a far cry from 3%!
October 17, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Either way, this is a far cry from 3%!
Alternative: per Data USA, there are 1.38 million workers in Chicago. Even though I suspect we're not going to charge other Govt entities or Public Sector/Non Profits. If you want to use this measure, it is 28.8% of employees. 396,825/1,380,000 = 28.8% datausa.io/profile/geo/...
Chicago, IL | Data USA
In 2023, Chicago, IL had a population of 2.71M people with a median age of 35.7 and a median household income of $75,134. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Chicago, IL declined from 2.72M to 2.7...
datausa.io
October 17, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Alternative: per Data USA, there are 1.38 million workers in Chicago. Even though I suspect we're not going to charge other Govt entities or Public Sector/Non Profits. If you want to use this measure, it is 28.8% of employees. 396,825/1,380,000 = 28.8% datausa.io/profile/geo/...
Per IDES, at the end of 2024, there were 1,207,800 private sector employees. 396,825/1,207,800 = 32.9% ides.illinois.gov/content/dam/...
ides.illinois.gov
October 17, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Per IDES, at the end of 2024, there were 1,207,800 private sector employees. 396,825/1,207,800 = 32.9% ides.illinois.gov/content/dam/...
The Mayor has said that this would raise $100 million and employers would be charged $21/month (which is $252/year). $100,000,000/$252 = 396,825
October 17, 2025 at 9:47 PM
The Mayor has said that this would raise $100 million and employers would be charged $21/month (which is $252/year). $100,000,000/$252 = 396,825