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Statewide Business Community Supports Retail Theft Legislative Package as Part of Comprehensive Approach to Crisis
The statewide business community commends Governor Gavin Newsom and the California Legislature for the passage and signing of a series of bills designed to address the ongoing retail theft crisis affecting businesses across the state....
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Latest on what is driving California’s economy, job growth, and other key indicators. Get updates straight to your inbox at [email protected].
Special Report: Economic Importance of Trade & the Ports to Southern California: Phase I Report: Baseline Economic & Fiscal Impacts
The Ports of Long Beach (POLB) and Los Angeles (POLA) are the core of the largest trade complex in North America. More than 3 million jobs nationwide are supported by the two ports and nearly 230,000 jobs in the region....
The Center for Jobs and the Economy has released our initial analysis of the December Employment Report from the California Employment Development Department. The additional information we generally address from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics will not be released until next Tuesday, at which time we will do a more complete analysis in our Full Jobs Report.
- 01/19/2024
Compared to a year ago, the November trade numbers in general show improved activity through the state’s ports.
- 01/10/2024
Overall, California’s energy price rankings had some minor improvements, but they remain at or near the highest among the contiguous states.
- 01/08/2024
As part of its ongoing effort to report on significant economic trends in California, the Center for Jobs and the Economy is releasing this special report, which provides a detailed analysis of Shohei Ohtani’s decision to defer most of his annual salary of $70 million over 10 years.
- 12/20/2023
The other states are doing as well, if not better than, California in reducing emissions, especially when considering that most states reopened their economies far earlier following the pandemic.
- 10/26/2023
Based on the assumptions below, the six nights of The Eras Tour in Los Angeles (Inglewood) is estimated to result in a $320 million bump to Los Angeles County GDP (direct, indirect, and induced impacts). Area employment will increase 3,300, and local earnings by $160 million.
- 08/04/2023