By no means can we consider this a closed economy where local jobs should correspond with local workers. Besides, the nature of the data available for this study would not allow such a comparison. Comparisons between labor demand and supply are warranted only so far as they help steer neighborhood job opportunities to residents. The original target area for this study was Pilsen, also known as the Lower West Side. Since most data, however, are only available at the Zip Code level, we targeted Zip Code 60608.
Additional census tracts to the North, West, and South are closely linked to the area.