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Viewpoint: APEC is Coming
May 16, 2023 As part of the United States’ 2023 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Host Year, San Francisco will host APEC’s Economic Leaders Week and the CEO Summit in November 2023. The meetings will enable …
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Viewpoint: China’s Troubles Present a Moment for North America
April 18, 2023 U.S.-China tensions, supply chain vulnerabilities, reshoring, and other trends present a window of opportunity for North America. In this article in the SF Business Times, Sean Randolph, Senior Director of the Institute, …
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Viewpoint: Rethinking Downtown: Make the City’s Core an Innovation Hub
March 8, 2023 With the City of San Francisco’s recovery lagging behind other major U.S. cities, could an innovation hub in downtown San Francisco be modeled after a Canadian city? In particular, Toronto? In this …
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Project Summary
← Return to the Economic Recovery Page Project Summary Between extended economic shutdowns to combat the COVID-19 pandemic, work-from-home policies employed by Bay Area businesses, and a sharp reduction in travel, the region’s downtown …
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Bay Area Job Watch
December 21, 2022 The highlights: • The Bay Area added 7,400 jobs in November. The household survey, on the other hand, showed rising unemployment rates and a drop in the region’s workforce. • Both the …
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Bay Area Job Watch
November 21, 2022 The highlights: • The Bay Area added 17,600 jobs in October after two months of slow growth. Unemployment rates ticked up slightly but the region’s UE rate in October was 2.6%. • …
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Index Methodology
← Return to the Economic Recovery Page Explore the data and methodology here. We scored regions on 15 different datapoints across 5 different metrics: Jobs, People, Investment, Economic Activity, and Costs. We use Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs) as defined …
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Bay Area Job Watch
August 29, 2022 The highlights: • The Bay Area added 20,000+ jobs in both June and July and led all regions in California with a 5.2% 12-month job increase. • Bay Area unemployment levels and …
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Up, Down or Sideways: Reading the Tea Leaves in Silicon Valley
August 18, 2022 With the economy in flux and the long-term effects of remote work still unknown, it’s fair to ask how the Bay Area – as the world’s leading hub for technology, entrepreneurship and …
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Why Global Companies Aren’t Ditching the Bay Area
July 22, 2022 The Bay Area Council and Bay Area Council Economic Institute understand well the importance of our region’s connections to the world in supporting and growing our innovation economy. In this commentary in …
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Bay Area Job Watch
Payroll Job Growth Slumps but That is Not the Whole Story June 27, 2022 The Bay Area added 6,900 payroll jobs in May with substantial payroll declines in added jobs for each of the past …