Tag Archives: Economy

Maybe the Inland Empire office market turned a corner during the third quarter of this year. If it did, it could be a sign of good things to come as the market – which took a beating during the pandemic but appears to have bounced back – moves into 2024. …

The Inland Empire’s manufacturing sector took a major hit in November. The region’s purchasing managers index plummeted to 41.2, the second consecutive month that number has been below 50, according to the Institute of Applied Research and Policy Analysis at Cal State San Bernardino. Should December’s index be below 50, …

The days of a perpetually red-hot industrial market in the Inland Empire – record sales and leases, high vacancy rates, plenty of speculative development, and an endless absorption of open space – may be a thing of the past. At the very least, with the start of a new year …

A record 200.4 million people went shopping during the five-day Thanksgiving weekend, topping last year’s record of 196.7 million shoppers, according to data released this week. This year’s turnout exceeded expectations by more than 18 million shoppers, the National Retail Federation in Washington, D.C. reported. “The five-day period between Thanksgiving …

California employers added 40,200 non-agricultural jobs in October, according to data released earlier this month. Despite that increase, the state’s jobless rate rose to 4.8 percent – up 0.1 percent from September and 0.7 percent year-over-year – the state Employment Development Department reported. Jobs in the state’s 11 major industries …

An estimated 182 million people are expected to shop during the five-day Thanksgiving Day weekend, according to the National Retail Federation. That would be 15.7 million more people than shopped last year – both in-store and online – from Thanksgiving Day through Cyber Monday, the trade association reported in a …