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Bay Watch: Regional Jobs Recovery Too Good to Be True

Mar 13 2024

Over the past year, the Bay Area Council Economic Institute has reported on monthly data from the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics and state Empl...

New Study: Closing Racial Wage Gap Would Add $55 Billion to Bay Area Economy

Mar 13 2024

With debate heating up nationally over diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) policies to address historic racial inequities in hiring, pay and othe...

Proposed San Francisco Tax Reforms Need More Work

Feb 7 2024

The Bay Area Council has long advocated for reforming a San Francisco tax system that imposes some of the highest levies on business of any city ac...

Bay Watch: Strong Finish for New Jobs in 2023

Feb 7 2024

Bay Watch is a regular feature of the Bay Area Council Economic Institute that provides analysis and insights on key local and regional economic, d...

Bay Watch: Population Woes May Be Easing

Jan 24 2024

The California Department of Finance released new county-level population data for 2023, and for the first time since 2012, San Francisco saw posit...

Bay Area Council Applauds Gov. Newsom for Rejecting Wealth Tax as He Unveils 2024-25 Budget Proposal

Jan 10 2024

The Bay Area Council today (Jan. 10) issued the following statement in response to Gov. Newsom’s proposed 2024-25 budget, which calls for $19 bil...

New Survey Findings Suggests Trend Toward More In-Person Work

Dec 6 2023

The pendulum may be swinging. New data from the November Return to Office survey reveals a decline in remote work and an uptick in in-person work, ...

Bay Watch: Home Prices Rise for First Time in 14 Months

Oct 13 2023

Last week news reports across the region celebrated that Bay Area home prices had risen for the first time in 14 months, finally overcoming climbin...

Bay Watch: AI Boom is Anything but Artificial

Oct 6 2023

As San Francisco and other cities across the region continue their post-pandemic economic recovery, the growth of the AI industry has been a remark...

Reports of SVB’s Death Are Greatly Exaggerated

Sep 29 2023

Bay Area Council Economic Institute Senior Director Sean Randolph recently attended a conference at the office of Bay Area Council member Silicon V...

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