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Economy

Examining employment, economic trends, and income inequality

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Report · July 2022

Employment Patterns for CalFresh Adults

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Fact Sheet · July 2022

Income Inequality in California

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Policy Brief · April 2022

Policy Brief: Drought and California’s Agriculture

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Blog Posts

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August 18, 2022

Inflation Is Undercutting Pandemic-Era Increases in Food Assistance

Tess Thorman, Eliana Blachman

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August 16, 2022

California’s Population Shifts May Lead to New Income Divides

Eric McGhee

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July 27, 2022

Anxious California Voters Will Weigh In on Climate Policy this Fall

Mark Baldassare

Events

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Statewide Survey: Californians and the Environment

July 28, 2022

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Career Education and Economic Mobility in California

Featured Blog Post · July 7, 2022

How Is California’s Child Care Sector Faring?

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Fact Cards

89% Most Californians say housing affordability is a problem in their part of the state.
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Blacks and Latinos make up 40% of California’s population, but 60% of people in lowest-income families.
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Immigrants make up a growing share of California workers with college degrees.
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69% Percentage of Californians who think the gap between rich and poor is growing in their part of the state.
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About 6 in 10 Californians think that when today’s children grow up, they will be worse off financially than their parents.
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California’s economy is the 5th largest in the world.
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Since 1980, income among top earners grew by 58%; among lowest earners, income grew by 19%.
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2% of California zip codes hold 20% of the state’s wealth.
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79% Most poor families in California are working.
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Meet the Team

Sarah Bohn

Vice President and Chair in Policy Research and Senior Fellow

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Marisol Cuellar Mejia

Research Fellow

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Hans Johnson

Senior Fellow

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Julien Lafortune

Research Fellow

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Tess Thorman

Research Associate

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