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Government Assistance Programs and Policies Contributing to Employment Decline Among Able-Bodied Americans: Study
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Total Personal Income in California Expected to Exceed $3 Trillion
June 24, 2021
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Commentary Economists at Chapman University expect total personal income in California to exceed $3 trillion in 2021, a 7.1 percent boost from 2020. The $3.013 trillion figure predicted by the economists, if realized, will be 20 percent higher than the $2.514 trillion total personal income Californians earned just three years ago, in 2018. To put…
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