It has been a complicated year for San Diego County’s economy with the unemployment rate hitting the highest point since 2021 and inflation picking back up again . Yet there have been some bright spots, with tariffs seemingly having less of an impact than originally thought and, at the state level, new laws to speed up homebuilding.

Question: What are you most thankful for, economically, this Thanksgiving?

Economists

Alan Gin, University of San Diego

The stock market. The S&P 500 is up 15% so far this year, and that helps the 60% of Americans who directly or indirectly own stocks. Unfortunately, that leaves nearly 40% of the country out and adds to growing wealth and income inequality. But there were slim pickings for good news: The labor market is weak, inflation is higher th

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