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Inland Empire economy braces for 2025

Inland Empire economy braces for 2025

Heading into 2025, the Inland Empire economy appears to be in relatively good shape. In November, the region’s unemployment rate was 5.3 percent, according to most recent data available from the state Employment Development Department. That’s not an outstanding number, but it matches California’s unemployment rate in 2024, and it’s …

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Retail sales were strong in December

Clothes, gift cards top holiday shopping lists

U.S. retail sales were strong in December, helped by two holiday shopping days during Thanksgiving weekend that fell during the last month of the year, according to National Retail Federation. Total retail sales, not counting automobiles and gasoline were up 1.7 percent seasonally adjusted month-over-month and up 7.2 percent unadjusted …

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IE manufacturing suffers major one-month decline

Manufacturing in Inland Empire

Inland Empire manufacturing ended 2024 on a down note. The region’s purchasing managers index in December was 42.5, down from 55.5 in November, according to the Institute of Applied Research and Policy Analysis at Cal State San Bernardino. That was the first time since July the index fell below 50, …

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State adds jobs in November

Inland Empire job market expands

California added 11,000 non-agricultural jobs in November, topping a revised 9,100 jobs gained during the previous month, according to data released Dec. 20. The state’s unemployment rate remained at 5.4 percent, as the state added jobs for the 55th straight month, the state Employment Develop Development Department reported. Except for …

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Shoppers prep for end of Xmas shopping

Clothes, gift cards top holiday shopping lists

An estimated 157 million people are expected to shop on Dec. 21, the last Saturday before Christmas, according to the National Retail Federation. That estimate is up from 141.9 million “Super Saturday” shoppers in 2023 and it’s the second-highest number after 2022’s 158.5 million shoppers on that day, the Washington, …

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Inland office market should perform well in 2025

Provider of short-term office space lands in Chino

Based on its performance this year, there’s reason to be optimistic about the Inland Empire office market in 2025. Two of its most critical categories, vacancy and absorption, both moved in the right direction during the third quarter, according to CBRE. The two-county region recorded an eight percent office vacancy …

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