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Bay Area Job Watch
November was a strong month for the regional economy and the past two months have seen a number of major housing proposals move forward. Bay Area job growth in November pushed the year over year …
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11th Annual Economic Forecast Conference
Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco 101 Market Street Friday, January 19, 2018 8:00am – 11:00am What is the economic outlook for the Bay Area in 2018 and beyond? How will national and international trends …
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The Economic Value of Water in United States’ Metropolitan Statistical Areas
Key Findings: San Francisco tops U.S. counties in economic value created per unit of water consumed. San-Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara tops U.S. Metropolitan Statistical Areas in economic value created per unit of water consumed; San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward has …
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Bay Area Job Watch
Bay Area job growth bounced back in October (+ 7,600 seasonally adjusted) but year over year job growth continues to decline. At the same time unemployment rates in October fell to the lowest levels since …
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Bay Area Job Watch
Most everyone has now read the stories about recent Bay Area job losses. It is true that job growth has slowed substantially over the past two years falling on a year over year basis by …
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Institute Health Policy Analysis in New York Times and on Fox News
Economic Institute President Micah Weinberg, Ph.D. and Hoover Institution research fellow Lanhee J. Chen, Ph.D. co-authored an op-ed appearing on the New York Times September 19th, 2017. The piece titled “The Sanders Single-Payer Plan Is …
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Bay Area GDP Watch
The Bay Area led California and the nation with a real (inflation-adjusted) GDP gain of 5.2% in 2016, more than 3 times faster than the national growth rate. The Sacramento region rebounded from years of …
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Bay Area Job Watch
The California Employment Development Department (EDD) has released job and labor force estimates for July 2017. Here are the highlights.The California Employment Development Department (EDD) has released job and labor force estimates for July 2017. …
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Bay Area Job Watch
The California Employment Development Department (EDD) has released job and labor force estimates for June 2017. Here are the highlights: Job growth in the Bay Area rebounded in June. The region’s labor force fell over …
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Measuring the Economic Impact of Building a New Stadium in Oakland
Last Tuesday, Economic Institute Vice President Jeff Bellisario joined by Oakland Athletics’ President Dave Kaval discussed the findings of a new Institute report on the economic impact of building a new Stadium in Oakland. The …
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The Economic Imperative of Preserving Open Space in the Face of a Housing Crisis
This Monday, Economic Institute President Micah Weinberg discussed the importance of preserving open space in the Bay Area while addressing the housing challenges the region faces at Greenbelt Alliance’s board of director’s meeting. The conversation …
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Bay Area Job Watch
The California Employment Development Department (EDD) has released job and labor force estimates for May 2017. Here are the highlights: Job growth in the Bay Area and state has slowed since January… Unemployment and unemployment …