Jobs, Infrastructure & the Workforce

Think Long Committee for California

First published September 2011

California is the world’s 8th largest economy. But, the competitive climate has become more challenging for California and the nation. California, and the nation as a whole, still can seize economic opportunities, but only if both overcome these multiplying sets of challenges – challenges made even tougher by the ongoing economic downturn and lingering effects from the “Great Recession.”