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Pepperdine Graziadio Economist David Smith Predicts Full Employment in the LA Times


Pepperdine Graziadio Professor of Economics David M. Smith was quoted in the Los Angeles Times in a story on the monthly California employment released by the California Economic Development Department. Smith predicted the Golden State economy will achieve full employment by the fall. Despite geographical mismatches, “California is a jobs-producing machine,” he said. “Unemployment in the tech-dominated San Francisco is trending at less than half that of Los Angeles with its harder-hit small businesses, and entertainment and hospitality industries.”

The full article is available at the Los Angeles Times.