The Center for Economic Forecasting and Development applies business expertise, understanding of public policy, and deep academic training to analyzing the regional, state, and national economy—producing economic forecasts, public policy analysis, and economic impact studies.

The 9th annual Inland Empire economic forecast conference was held on October 11th. A decade after the Great Recession, presenters delivered outlooks for a changed region and a new era.

Our recent conference, hosted with the Ontario Convention & Visitor's Bureau and the Inland Empire Regional Chamber of Commerce, revealed what's next for local employment, home prices, GDP, international trade, and more.

Among the top 50 U.S. Metropolitan Areas, the Inland Empire is the 19th largest employment center but is saddled with the lowest average private-sector wage, at just under $40,000/year. The lack of job density is a key reason.