California Economic Conditions

Recent Titles ▲

CSUF reports: Institute for Economic and Environmental Studies: Reports Center - recent reports
LA County reports: Los Angeles County Economic Development Corporation: Latest Reports
LA County reports: LAANE: Economic Crisis - recent reports
LA County reports: LAANE: A New Economy for All: Research
Los Angeles and Orange counties economic forecast: 2009-2010 Mid-Year Update Economic Forecast and Industry Outlook (July 2009)
California and recession: In the Midst of the Great Recession: The State of Working California 2009 [California Budget Project] (Sept 2009)
Los Angeles and Orange counties economic forecast: 2009-2010 Economic Forecast and Industrial Outlook (Feb. 2009) PDF-71 pages
Poverty, Jobs, and the L.A. Economy (2008) PDF-18 pages
Intro: "Examines recent trends in the data and highlights poverty rates for the county (as well as the cities of L.A. and Long Beach), earnings distributions, median income by race/ethnicity, income inequality, and more."
California Economic Roundtable: Publications (free sign in)
California & LA County--2009 recession: Ebbing Tides in the Golden State: Impacts of the 2008 Recession on California and Los Angeles County (July 29, 2009)
Californians' opinions of economic outlook: Time Trends for the Mood of Californians [PPIC]
2009-2009 Economic Forecast and Industrial Outlook (Feb. 2009) PDF-71 pages
Just the Facts: California's Future Economy (2008) PDF-2 pages
2008-2009 Mid-Year Update Economic Forecast and Industry Outlook [LA. County] PDF-80 pages
Just the Facts: California's Future Population (2008) PDF-2 pages
Workforce Housing Scorecard for Los Angeles (September 2008) PDF-30 pages
Intro: "Examines the impact of housing affordability on employee retention, new housing units produced in relation to increased population growth, ratio of new housing to new jobs, the impact of housing prices on job and population growth, the impact of housing density and locations on future commutes, and more. A scorecard is presented that includes the 88 cities in L.A. County and 7 area planning commissions of the City of L.A. ranking these places on the following measures: total job growth, total housing growth, jobs to housing ratio, and change in housing density. Data is used to look at history (from 1990) as well as future trends to 2035.
Economic Forecasts: National, California, and Consumer Price Index [CA Dept. of Finance]
2007-2008 Economic Forecasts and Industry Outlook for California & Southern California
The California Economy: Employment in 2007 (2008) [PPIC]
USA Counties [statistics]
More than 5,900 data items for the U.S., the 50 states, and all of the nation’s 3,141 counties and county equivalents. Age, agriculture, ancestry, banking, building permits, business patterns, crime, earnings, education, elections, employment, government, health, households, housing, income, labor force, manufactures, population, poverty, retail trade, social programs, veterans, vital statistics, water use, and wholesale trade. It is the most comprehensive source for data on counties in the United States.
Long-Term Socio-Economic Forecasts (all CA counties) [CA DOT]
How Population Growth Estimates Affect Housing Market Projections: Will economic growth hold up under the weight of the housing correction?
Locked Out: The Housing Boom and Beyond (Feb 2008) PDF-60 pages
Executive summary: "Analyzes recent housing trends in California and outlines steps that policymakers could take to help increase the supply of affordable housing, assist homeowners who face foreclosure, protect future homebuyers, and reduce and prevent homelessness."
The State of the Region [SCAG]
Consumer Price Index-LA and Orange County [BLS]
Consumer Price Index-LA and Orange County [CA DIR]
American Community Survey [Census Bureau]

CSUF School of Business Reports ▲

CSUF Institute for Economic and Environmental Studies: Reports Center

Orange County ▲

CSUF Institute for Economic and Environmental Studies: Reports Center
Los Angeles and Orange counties economic forecast: 2009-2010 Mid-Year Update Economic Forecast and Industry Outlook (July 2009)
Los Angeles and Orange counties economic forecast: 2009-2010 Economic Forecast and Industrial Outlook (Feb. 2009) PDF-71 pages
USA Counties [statistics]
More than 5,900 data items for the U.S., the 50 states, and all of the nation’s 3,141 counties and county equivalents. Age, agriculture, ancestry, banking, building permits, business patterns, crime, earnings, education, elections, employment, government, health, households, housing, income, labor force, manufactures, population, poverty, retail trade, social programs, veterans, vital statistics, water use, and wholesale trade. It is the most comprehensive source for data on counties in the United States.
The State of the Region [SCAG]
Orange County Community Indicators
Consumer Price Index-LA and Orange County [BLS]
Consumer Price Index-LA and Orange County [CA DIR]
Economic forecasts: 2007-2008 Economic Forecasts and Industry Outlook for California & Southern California
Economic forecasts: Long-Term Socio-Economic Forecasts (all CA counties) [CA DOT]

California ▲

California Economic Roundtable: Publications (free sign in)
California & LA County--2009 recession: Ebbing Tides in the Golden State: Impacts of the 2008 Recession on California and Los Angeles County (July 29, 2009)
State of the Region 2007 [SCAG]
Latest California Economic Data [Dept. of Finance]
Economic Forecasts: U.S. & California
USA Counties [statistics]
More than 5,900 data items for the U.S., the 50 states, and all of the nation’s 3,141 counties and county equivalents. Age, agriculture, ancestry, banking, building permits, business patterns, crime, earnings, education, elections, employment, government, health, households, housing, income, labor force, manufactures, population, poverty, retail trade, social programs, veterans, vital statistics, water use, and wholesale trade. It is the most comprehensive source for data on counties in the United States.
California's Economy & Budget in Perspective [LAO]
Economic forecasts--CSUF: Institute for Economic and Environmental Studies: Reports Center - recent reports
Economic forecasts: 2007-2008 Economic Forecasts and Industry Outlook for California & Southern California
Economic forecasts: Long-Term Socioeconomic Forecasts (all CA counties) [CA DOT]

Economic Report of the Governor [annual]

Unemployment: Economy At A Glance

Budget of California

Budget Project [poverty, costs of raising family in California, welfare expenditures]

Small Business and the Globalization of California's Economy
California Statistical Abstract [annual]
Demographics: California Demographic Reports [CA Dept. of Finance]
California Economic Indicators (bimonthly summary of economic trends and data)
California Economic Policy: A Decade of Living Wages (2005)
Brief History of the California Economy (2006)
Brief History of the California Economy: Chronological of Significant Events
Legislative analysis: Legislative Analyst's Office: California's Nonpartisan Fiscal and Policy Advisor
Labor market: California Labor Market Review
Social, economic, and demographic statistics: American Community Survey [Census Bureau]
Unemployment, labor market: Employment Development Department: Quick Statistics
Income trends: Pulling Apart: A State-by-State Analysis of Income Trends (2006)
Occupational Guides
Unemployment in California
LA Economy Project [labor, business, and the economy in LA]

Reference Print Resources ▲

Web Sites ▲

CSUF's Institute for Economic and Environmental Studies: Reports Center
California Department of Finance: Reports
California Department of Finance: Demographic, Economic, and Financial Research
Economic Report of the Governor
Center for Demographic Research
Center for Demographic Research
California Research Bureau Reports
L.A. County Economic Development Corporation