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Economy

Examining employment, economic trends, and income inequality

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Policy Brief · April 2022

Policy Brief: Drought and California’s Agriculture

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Report · July 2021

Improving Career Education Pathways into California’s Workforce

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Report · December 2020

Income Inequality and Economic Opportunity in California

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Blog Posts

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May 13, 2022

California’s Housing Divide

Marisol Cuellar Mejia, Hans Johnson, Julien Lafortune

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May 4, 2022

Video: Building California’s Future

Mary Severance

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April 28, 2022

California’s Labor Force: A Swift Recovery, but What’s Next?

Sarah Bohn, Marisol Cuellar Mejia, Julien Lafortune

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April 27, 2022

Likely Voters Are Uneasy as California Shifts from Pandemic to Endemic

Mark Baldassare

Events

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Building California’s Future

April 26, 2022

Farming in a State of Extremes

April 21, 2022

COVID in California: What Have We Learned about Ensuring an Equitable Recovery?

March 30, 2022

Video

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Career Education and Economic Mobility in California

Featured Blog Post · March 9, 2022

How Did California’s Economy Recover from COVID—and What Comes Next?

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Fact Cards

90% Most Californians say housing affordability is a problem in their part of the state.
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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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California’s economy is the 5th largest in the world.
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3M The number of jobs lost in California from February to May 2020.
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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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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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Meet the Team

Sarah Bohn

Vice President and Chair in Policy Research and Senior Fellow

Email 415-291-4413
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Marisol Cuellar Mejia

Research Fellow

Email 916-440-1135
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Hans Johnson

Senior Fellow

Email 415-291-4460
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Julien Lafortune

Research Fellow

Email 415-291-4473
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Tess Thorman

Research Associate

Email 415-291-4449
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