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Economy

Examining employment, economic trends, and income inequality

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Fact Sheet · March 2023

Income Inequality in California

Explainer · October 2022

Making Sense of California’s Economy

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Statewide Survey · November 2022

PPIC Statewide Survey: Californians and Their Economic Well-Being

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Blog Posts

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March 7, 2023

Californians’ Views on Governor Newsom and the State of the State

Mark Baldassare

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March 6, 2023

Eviction Rates Plunged During the Early Part of the Pandemic

Joseph Herrera, Jennifer Paluch

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February 27, 2023

As the COVID Emergency Ends, a Look at the Pandemic’s Economic Impact

Sarah Bohn, Dean Bonner, Jenny Duan

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February 10, 2023

Video: Californians and Their Government

Vicki Hsieh

Events

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Statewide Survey: Californians and Their Government

February 2, 2023

A Conversation with California’s Legislative Leadership

January 26, 2023

Video

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Career Education and Economic Mobility in California

Featured Blog Post · February 8, 2023

Shifting Gender Employment Patterns and California’s Care Sector

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Fact Cards

94% Most Californians say housing affordability is a problem in their part of the state.
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Blacks and Latinos make up 40% of California’s population, but 60% of people in lowest-income families.
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Immigrants make up a growing share of California workers with college degrees.
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71% Percentage of Californians who think the gap between rich and poor is growing in their part of the state.
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About 3 in 10 Californians think that when today’s children grow up, they will be worse off financially than their parents.
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California’s economy is the 5th largest in the world.
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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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64% Most poor families in California are working.
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Meet the Team

Sarah Bohn

Vice President of Research and Senior Fellow

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Marisol Cuellar Mejia

Research Fellow

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Jenny Duan

Research Associate

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Hans Johnson

Senior Fellow

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Julien Lafortune

Research Fellow

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Shannon McConville

Research Fellow

Expertise: Health policy

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Daniel Payares-Montoya

Research Associate

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Jane Sawerengera

Research Associate

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Tess Thorman

Research Associate

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