California Economy and Taxes
 



Aug. 2015 Jobs Data: California Metro Regions October 5, 2015

The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) has released August 2015 employment data for the nation's 387 metropolitan statistical areas and other metropolitan regions.


California Personal Income Growth Ranked #4 in 2nd Quarter October 1, 2015

The U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) has released state personal income data through the second quarter of 2015.


Coincident Index Over Past Year: California Ranks 11th of 50 States August 26, 2015

The Philadelphia Fed's July 2015 "coincident indices," a single economic measure considering various data, ranks California's economic performance over the past year as the 11th strongest among the 50 states.


Special Session: Response to Assembly Hearing Questions July 14, 2015

At a meeting of the special session Assembly committee considering Medi-Cal and developmental services funding, we were asked several questions concerning some state tax increase options.


2014 GDP: California Ranks 7th or 8th in the World July 1, 2015

Preliminary data on California's gross domestic product shows that the state's economy again was the seventh or eighth-biggest in the world in 2014. This ranking varies depending on the data source used.


2014 GDP Growth: California Outperforms Nation June 26, 2015

2014 California GDP growth outpaced the nation's in most economic sectors.

 


3/2015: California Metro Area Jobs Data April 29, 2015

The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics has released preliminary jobs data for metropolitan regions across the U.S. for the month of March 2015.


3/2015: CA "Coincident Index" Remains In Top Tier of States April 24, 2015

The Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia has released the "coincident indexes" for the 50 U.S. states for March 2015.