Let's start with 2023's fourth quarter. Southern California wages rose at a 5% annual rate - the No. 2 hike among the 15 markets. The Bay Area's 2.8% gain was the lowest of the 15.
These pay-hike gyrations support the thesis that the state's economic engine has moved in a southern direction in recent years.
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