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U.S. Retail Sales Update: December 2022 January 18, 2023
U.S. retail sales (seasonally adjusted) declined 1.1 percent from November to December. The two-month decline was 2.1 percent. In the last 30 years, two-month drops of at least 2 percent have happened around recessions.
U.S. Retail Sales Update: November 2022 December 15, 2022
U.S. retail sales (seasonally adjusted) declined 0.6 percent from October to November.
Unemployment Claims Tracker December 9, 2022
Despite worrying signs in some parts of the economy, the labor market remains steady. Seasonally adjusted weekly UI claims held steady over the last several months at between 40,000 and 50,000 claims per week. This level is in-line with UI claims seen during periods of sustained economic growth.
U.S. Retail Sales Update: October 2022 November 16, 2022
U.S. retail sales (seasonally adjusted) grew 1.3 percent from September to October.
U.S. Retail Sales Update: August 2022 September 15, 2022
U.S. retail sales (seasonally adjusted) grew 0.3% from July to August.
July 2022 Jobs Report August 22, 2022
California added 84,800 jobs in July, about twice the level of recent months. Job gains for June were revised upward as well, from 19k to 37k.
Income Tax Witholding Tracker: July 2022 August 5, 2022
California income tax withholding collections were $90 million (1 percent) lower in July compared to last year.
June 2022 Jobs Report July 25, 2022
California businesses added 19,900 jobs in June, about half as much as recent months and the slowest gain since last September.
U.S. Retail Sales Update: June 2022 July 18, 2022
The amount of money spent on retail purchases in the U.S. increased 1% from May to June, but real sales declined due to inflation.
Income Tax Withholding Tracker: June 2022 July 11, 2022
California income tax collections were down 2 percent in June relative to last year.
U.S. Retail Sales Update: May 2022 June 15, 2022
U.S. retail sales (seasonally adjusted) declined 0.3 percent from April to May. Inflation-adjusted sales declined more.
U.S. Retail Sales Update: March 2022 April 18, 2022
U.S. retail sales (seasonally adjusted) grew 0.5 percent from February to March.
California New Business Creation: February 2022 March 16, 2022
February 2022 business formation data shows that new business creation is retuning to long-term average levels after growing at a faster pace in late 2020 and throughout 2021.
U.S. Retail Sales Update: February 2022 March 16, 2022
U.S. retail sales (seasonally adjusted) grew 0.3 percent from January to February. Retail sales have been elevated after growing dramatically in early 2021, but inflation has offset much of the past year’s apparent “growth.”
2021-22 “Big Three” Revenue Outlook Update: February 2022 February 17, 2022
Based on the most recent revenue and economic data, we currently project that there is a very good chance that collections from the state’s “big three” taxes will exceed the Governor's Budget assumption of $185 billion in 2021-22 by at least several billion dollars.