COVID-19 Survey Results: Immediate impacts are concentrated, severe, and hit small business & low wage workers hardest

More than 86% of businesses in San Diego expect to see revenue losses in the wake of COVID-19, according to an economic impact survey on the San Diego economy. In order to assess immediate economic impacts and understand the evolving business sentiment, we have deployed a survey with our partners at San Diego Regional Chamber […]

We need your help: understanding the impact of COVID-19 in San Diego

We need your help: understanding the impact of coronavirus in SD San Diego and Imperial Small Business Development Center (SDIVSBDC), San Diego Regional Chamber of Commerce, and San Diego Regional EDC are working together to assess the impacts of COVID-19 on San Diego’s economy. We’re asking businesses to fill out the following survey so we […]

San Diego’s Good News of the Week – August 19, 2022

Every week, ‘Good News of the Week’ features a curation of positive headlines from San Diego, delivered straight to your inbox. A blend of aggregated stories from San Diego’s most trusted news sources and original EDC-created content, GNOTW provides a comprehensive recap of the region’s best stories from the past week. Get Good News of […]

San Diego’s Good News of the Week – November 19, 2021

Every week, ‘Good News of the Week’ features a curation of positive headlines from San Diego, delivered straight to your inbox. A blend of aggregated stories from San Diego’s most trusted news sources and original EDC-created content, GNOTW provides a comprehensive recap of the region’s best stories from the past week. Get Good News of […]

Good News of the Week – March 19, 2021

Every week, ‘Good News of the Week’ features a curation of positive headlines from San Diego, delivered straight to your inbox. A blend of aggregated stories from San Diego’s most trusted news sources and original EDC-created content, GNOTW provides a comprehensive recap of the region’s best stories from the past week. For the week of […]

Good News of the Week – February 19, 2021

Every week, ‘Good News of the Week’ features a curation of positive headlines from San Diego, delivered straight to your inbox. A blend of aggregated stories from San Diego’s most trusted news sources and original EDC-created content, GNOTW provides a comprehensive recap of the region’s best stories from the past week. For the week of […]

Economy in crisis: Local housing market stays hot, unaffordable despite COVID

THE TAKEAWAYS… House prices continued to climb locally, despite record job losses from COVID Lower mortgage rates, strong population growth, the addition of high-earning newcomers to the region, and a razor-thin inventory of available houses have fueled house price growth The evidence suggests that thousands of people are being priced out of San Diego each […]

Good News of the Week – June 19, 2020

Every Friday, ‘Good News of the Week’ features a curation of positive headlines from San Diego, delivered straight to your inbox. A blend of aggregated stories from San Diego’s most trusted news sources and original EDC-created content, GNOTW provides a comprehensive recap of the region’s best stories from the past week. For the week of […]

Industry Insights: Soft skills emerging as competitive advantage in hiring

Key takeaways from Advancing San Diego’s Verified Program Workshop on soft skills In February 2025, 30 regional educators gathered for the latest installment of EDC’s Verified Program Workshop series. This quarter’s focus: embedding essential soft skills into higher education curricula. This workshop was designed to provide faculty at Verified Programs, education providers recognized for aligning […]

Q4 2023: San Diego’s employment and what it means post-pandemic

Each quarter, EDC’s Research Bureau releases its Economic Snapshot to analyze key economic indicators in San Diego’s economy. Read on as we dig deeper to assess the region’s job recovery journey in a post-pandemic economy by looking at economic trends through the end of 2023. San Diego’s job recovery journey As San Diego’s unemployment rate has […]

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