Economy

The Inland Empire is the fastest-growing region in Southern California, and that trend will continue for about five years, according to a forecast released last week. Available land, major transportation corridors and its closeness to the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach have combined to make the Inland region …

California sustained the largest month-over-month loss of jobs in September of any state. The state, which still saw its unemployment rate drop last month, lost 9,800 jobs in September, according to data released Tuesday by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, a division of the U.S. Department of Labor. That …

National retail sales stayed strong last week, in part because gas prices have declined recently and are staying down. Sales were up 2.1 percent for the week that ended Saturday compared with the same week in 2013, according to the International Council of Shopping Centers and Goldman Sachs Weekly Chain …

Unemployment in California fell to 7.3 percent in September, a drop of one and a half points from one year ago. The state has added more than 1.4 million jobs since the economic recovery began in February 2010, according to the California Employment Development Department’s monthly jobs report, which was …

National retail sales continued to post solid numbers last week. Sales were up 3.8 percent year-over-year for the week that ended Saturday, according to the International Council of Shopping Centers and Goldman Sachs Weekly Chain Store Sales Index. Compared to the previous week, national sales were down a minuscule 0.7 …

California is expected to post steady job gains during the next five years, according to a report released Wednesday. The report, an economic forecast and industry report by the Los Angeles County Economic Development Corp., predicts a 7.5 percent unemployment rate for the state this year and seven percent next …