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Economy

Examining employment, economic trends, and income inequality

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2022 Speaker Series on California's Future — Virtual Event

A Conversation with Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti

Upcoming January 24, 2022 · 11:00 am - 12:00 pm

Mayor Garcetti will talk with PPIC vice president and senior fellow Lande Ajose about major challenges facing California and its largest city and county—including infrastructure, housing and homelessness, and climate change—and how state and local leaders can help pave the way to a more prosperous, equitable, and sustainable future in 2022 and beyond.

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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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Statewide Survey · November 2021

PPIC Statewide Survey: Californians and Their Economic Well-Being

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January 7, 2022

Californians and the American Dream

Dean Bonner

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January 4, 2022

Commentary: Narrowing the Digital Divide with Pandemic Benefits

Joseph Hayes, Darriya Starr, Niu Gao

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December 16, 2021

2021 Year in Review

Mark Baldassare

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December 8, 2021

Work Is Satisfying for Many but Views on Discrimination Persist

Deja Thomas

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Jan 24
Upcoming

A Conversation with Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti

January 24, 2022 · 11:00 am - 12:00 pm

Statewide Survey: Californians and Their Economic Well-Being

November 18, 2021

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Career Education and Economic Mobility in California

Featured Blog Post · December 3, 2021

New Housing Fails to Make Up for Decades of Undersupply

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Fact Cards

3M The number of jobs lost in California from February to May 2020.
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90% Most Californians say housing affordability is a problem in their part of the state.
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California’s economy is the 5th largest in the world.
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Immigrants make up a growing share of California workers with college degrees.
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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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69% Percentage of Californians who think the gap between rich and poor is growing in their part of the state.
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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

Center Director and 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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