That’s the view of Jay Prag, an economics professor at the Drucker School of Management at Claremont Graduate University. Prag spoke with iebusinessdaily.com last week about the state of the economy, why inflation has suddenly returned and why he believes it’s likely to be around for a while. Q: There …
Read More »IE manufacturing slows a little, but is still healthy
Inland Empire manufacturing continued to expand in July, continuing a trend of steady growth ongoing for nearly one year. The region’s purchasing managers index was 60.7 last month, according to data released today by the Institute of Applied Research and Policy Analysis at Cal State San Bernardino. That was the …
Read More »Inland manufacturing continues to grow
Inland Empire manufacturing grew for the 10th consecutive month in June, continuing a trend that dates to the worst days of the pandemic. The region’s purchasing managers index last month was 67.3, up 4.9 points from May and well above the 50 benchmark that determines growth or decline, according to …
Read More »Report: Full economic recovery for the Inland Empire is within sight
The local economy will grow six to 10 percent between now and the end of the year, according to the economic forecasting center at UC Riverside. It’s a bold prediction, and there’s reason to expect a strong turnaround locally and statewide, but some economists say there could be fallout from …
Read More »Report: IE economy will grow six to 10 percent in next six months
Inland Empire business is in “clear-cut recovery mode” and will return to its pre-pandemic performance by the end of 2021, a report released earlier this week predicts. Commerce in Riverside and San Bernardino Counties will rise between six and ten percent between now and the end of the year, as much …
Read More »IE adds 134,000 non-farm jobs in May
The Inland Empire recorded a 7.2 percent unemployment rate in May, down slightly from April and well below the 14.9 percent predicted one year ago. Riverside County’s unemployment rate was 7.2 percent, San Bernardino County’s 7.3 percent, according to data released last week by the California Employment Development Department. One …
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