Play Live Radio
Next Up:
0:00
0:00
Available On Air Stations
Watch Live

No Turnaround in Sight for SD Economy

The University of San Diego's Index of Leading Economic Indicators last month had its sharpest decline since the beginning of the year. KPBS Reporter Ed Joyce has details.

No Turnaround in Sight for SD Economy

The University of San Diego's Index of Leading Economic Indicators last month had its sharpest decline since the beginning of  the year. KPBS Reporter Ed Joyce has details.

USD Professor Alan Gin says the index dropped 1.5 percent in July, the biggest drop since a 1.6 percent decline in January.

Advertisement

The decrease was led by a fall in consumer confidence in San Diego County. Help-wanted advertising declined for the 23rd month in a row, and unemployment claims increased.

Gin says San Diego's July unemployment rate of 6.4 percent marks the first time since the 1990s that the rate has topped 6 percent.

Stock prices of local companies also fell last month.

He says the only sign of increase economic activity was in construction, where there was a slight uptick in new residential building permits.

The USD index has fallen significantly for 10 straight months, and 27 of the past 28 months.

Advertisement

Ed Joyce, KPBS News.