Special Report
State Economic Growth Slows; Constraints Include Labor, Housing, Uncertainty
California at Cruise Speed
Like the U.S., California’s economy continued to roll forward in the first part of 2017. The unemployment rate edged down, nonfarm...
Disruption in Washington, D.C. Heightens Economic Uncertainty in California
With the midpoint of the year fast approaching, two distinctly opposing trends have formed in terms of the U.S. economy’s outlook for the year....
Uncertain Political-Economic Environment Spawns California ‘Rogue One’ Reactions
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The political-economic environment went from unsettling in the aftermath of the November election to disruptive when President Donald Trump assumed the...
U.S. Outlook About to Get Bumpy; State Initiatives Have Tax Implications
The election that put Donald Trump in the White House in 2017 was a shock to the vast majority of pollsters who were predicting...
Overview of November Ballot Measures
Following are brief summaries of the measures that will appear on the November 8 General Election ballot. When the California Chamber of Commerce has...
Economy Pushes Through Global Turbulence; State Still Among Fastest Growing in U.S.
U.S. economic output has slowed to a crawl over the last three quarters—averaging less than a 1% pace of growth compared to 3% in...
California Poised for Economic Growth; Housing Affordability Challenge Emerges
The U.S. economy started off on a down note in 2016, with gross domestic product (GDP) growth slowing to a paltry 0.4%, even as...
Overview of June Ballot Measure
Following is a brief summary of the measure that will appear on the June ballot. The California Chamber of Commerce has no position on...
Positive Indicators for U.S. Economy; California Growth Outpaces Nation
U.S.: Glass Still Half Full
Worries about the U.S. economy have dominated news headlines since the start of 2016. There was weak headline growth in...
State Job Growth Outpaces Nation; Inland Lags Behind Tech-Driven Coastal Areas
The Federal Reserve finally moved forward with its plans to begin normalizing interest rates in mid-December by raising the federal funds rate by one-quarter...
