Economy Archives : Page 3 of 64 : Bay Area Council

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...

Bay Watch: Bay Area Remote Work Levels Dropping, Still Highest in the Country

Sep 29 2023

Bay Area workers are showing signs of leaving the virtual world behind and returning to offices and workplaces in person. According to new data fro...

Bay Watch: Region Gained 3,000 Jobs in August, but Growth Starting to Slow

Sep 15 2023

The nine-county Bay Area added 3,000 jobs last month — a reversal that defied a slight downtick in July, when the region lost 700 jobs. ...

Regional Economic Recovery Remains Sluggish

Sep 8 2023

For the third quarter in a row, the San Francisco metro area remains second to last in a list of 25 large metropolitan areas and their post-pandemi...

Council Urges Assembly to Reject Disastrous Unemployment Insurance Expansion

Sep 8 2023

California’s unemployment insurance system is currently saddled with $19 billion in debt from claims made during the pandemic, debt that is conti...

Bay Watch: State of Bay Area Business Travel

Aug 11 2023

As some cities experience a resurgence in business travel, reaching or exceeding pre-pandemic levels of hotel occupancy, conventions, and air trave...

Bay Watch: Are Wealthy People Actually Leaving the Bay Area in Droves?

Jul 14 2023

Short answer: no. However, they are leaving the region at a faster rate than they were before the pandemic, or after the Great Recession. This week...

Reigning in Business Taxes Key to Economic Recovery

Jul 14 2023

The San Francisco Office of the Controller this week (July 12) released a study echoing the findings of an analysis the Bay Area Council ...

Port of Oakland Hails Labor Agreement

Jun 16 2023

A shroud of uncertainty lifted from the Port of Oakland this week with the announcement of a tentative agreement in long-running labor negotiations...

Bay Watch: Strong Job Gains in May, Defying Tech Layoffs and March Losses