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San Francisco Economic Indicators
Return to Office
San Francisco Capital
Business Openings
Consumer Price Index
Tourism
Hiring Demand
Return to Office
Back to Office Barometer
% return to office based on pre-2020 baseline
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San Francisco metro
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Chicago metro
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New York metro
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Los Angeles metro
Source: Kastle
Bay Area Employment Recovery Through Recessions
% recovery from baseline
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Dot Com
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Financial Crisis
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COVID
Source: JLL
Total Commercial Vacancy Rate
25.1%
Office Vacancy Rate Trend
Source: JLL
San Francisco Office Space Activity
Office | Inventory (s.f.) | Total vacancy (%) | YTD Completions (s.f.) | Under Development (s.f.) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SF Total | 86,447,463 | 28.3% | 0 | 49,958 |
| Class A | 61,699,903 | 27% | 0 | 49,958 |
| Class B | 22,698,271 | 31.5% | 0 | 0 |
| Class C | 2,049,289 | 34% | 0 | 0 |
Source: JLL
Average Weekday Downtown BART Exits
July 2025 v. July 2019
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2025 Exits
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2019 Exits
Source: BART.gov
Bridge Crossings
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Golden Gate Bridge
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Bay Bridge
Source: MTC, Goldengate.org
Seated Diners
% change compared to same day 2022
Source: OpenTable
San Francisco Capital
VC Funding by Top 20 North American Markets
Top 20 US Markets | 2023 TD (Jan-Nov) | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Salt Lake City | $670,157,652 |
| 2 | Houston | $753,402,980 |
| 3 | Atlanta | $776,051,456 |
| 4 | Raleigh - Durham | $897,601,730 |
| 5 | Dallas - Fort Worth | $908,480,073 |
| 6 | Phoenix - Scottsdale | $961,682,521 |
| 7 | Miami - West Palm Beach | $981,105,266 |
| 8 | Nashville | $1,079,106,501 |
| 9 | Northern Nevada | $1,303,238,580 |
| 10 | Chicago | $1,406,409,748 |
| 11 | Massachusetts | $1,553,916,310 |
| 12 | Washington DC | $1,865,306,344 |
| 13 | Denver | $2,059,546,957 |
| 14 | Seattle - Tacoma | $2,263,621,791 |
| 15 | San Diego | $2,750,328,657 |
| 16 | Austin | $2,817,493,993 |
| 17 | Los Angeles | $5,833,953,000 |
| 18 | Boston | $9,164,047,925 |
| 19 | New York Tri-State | $12,577,962,784 |
| 20 | Bay Area | $28,594,969,198 |
Source: JLL
Top Companies by VC Raised
2023 YTD
Company Name | Bay Area Market | Total Raised in 2023 YTD |
|---|---|---|
| Databricks | San Francisco | $684,559,082 |
| Rippling | San Francisco | $500,000,000 |
| Anthropic | San Francisco | $450,000,000 |
| Netskope | Silicon Valley | $401,000,000 |
| Adept AI | San Francisco | $350,000,000 |
| Zipline | San Francisco | $330,000,000 |
| Neuralink | East Bay | $323,241,676 |
| Next Insurance | Silicon Valley | $265,000,000 |
| Cellares | Mid Peninsula | $255,000,000 |
| Aiolos Bio | San Francisco | $245,000,000 |
| Skydio | Mid Peninsula | $230,000,000 |
| MapLight Therapeutics | Silicon Valley | $225,000,000 |
| MAPS Public Benefit, Corp. | Silicon Valley | $215,099,807 |
| HeartFlow | Silicon Valley | $215,000,000 |
| Imbue | San Francisco | $212,000,000 |
| Writer | San Francisco | $200,000,000 |
| Lyten | Silicon Valley | $200,000,000 |
| Genesis Therapeutics | Mid Peninsula | $200,000,000 |
| Astranis | San Francisco | $200,000,000 |
| CARGO Therapeutics | Mid Peninsula | $200,000,000 |
Source: JLL
Business Openings
New Business Locations
Source: DataSF
Consumer Price Index
Consumer Price Index
YoY % Change
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics
Housing and Jobs
Jobs to Housing Ratio Comparison
Number of jobs divided by number of housing units
Source: JLL
Tourism
SFO Passenger Traffic
Plane Deplanements
Source: JLL
Hiring Demand
Industry Characteristics
Industry | 2025 Jobs | 2025 Average Earnings Per Worker | 2025 LQ (Industry Concentration) | 2020 Jobs | 2020-2025 % Change in Jobs | 2025 GRP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 387,008 | $93,201 | 1.05 | 318,654 | 21.45% | 47600.83M |
| Government | 343,820 | $155,286 | 0.88 | 320,574 | 7.25% | 61532.56M |
| Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 336,702 | $279,466 | 1.81 | 348,497 | -3.38% | 128060.11M |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 213,500 | $49,928 | 0.96 | 164,273 | 29.97% | 18639.97M |
| Retail Trade | 183,009 | $73,647 | 0.74 | 190,765 | -4.07% | 29553.2M |
| Other Services (except Public Administration) | 170,885 | $55,055 | 1.29 | 162,518 | 5.15% | 12703.24M |
| Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services | 143,411 | $102,965 | 0.93 | 136,108 | 5.37% | 23203.51M |
| Construction | 140,100 | $119,612 | 0.89 | 145,363 | -3.62% | 23728.54M |
| Manufacturing | 136,668 | $175,026 | 0.69 | 144,514 | -5.43% | 64087.71M |
| Information | 133,559 | $543,610 | 2.85 | 136,320 | -2.03% | 198358.73M |
| Transportation and Warehousing | 98,203 | $152,644 | 0.84 | 93,346 | 5.2% | 22622.6M |
| Finance and Insurance | 95,523 | $338,023 | 0.89 | 112,616 | -15.18% | 69020.07M |
| Educational Services | 71,153 | $72,571 | 1.02 | 69,921 | 1.76% | 6246.19M |
| Wholesale Trade | 63,959 | $157,257 | 0.68 | 68,729 | -6.94% | 30174.55M |
| Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation | 55,156 | $62,371 | 1.12 | 39,176 | 40.79% | 7075.12M |
| Real Estate and Rental and Leasing | 51,363 | $117,207 | 1.1 | 51,777 | -0.8% | 27818.09M |
| Management of Companies and Enterprises | 38,720 | $238,975 | 0.97 | 50,941 | -23.99% | 11380.04M |
| Utilities | 13,227 | $257,700 | 1.41 | 11,278 | 17.28% | 11406.18M |
| Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting | 3,683 | $78,544 | 0.12 | 4,127 | -10.77% | 601.6M |
| Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction | 356 | $212,306 | 0.04 | 339 | 4.98% | 501.28M |
Source: Lightcast
Job Postings by Industry
By Number of Unique Active Postings
Industry Sector | Latest 30 Days Unique Postings | Latest 30 Days Unique Postings % Change |
|---|---|---|
| Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services | 16,850 | -19.1% |
| Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 15,637 | -16.8% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 12,125 | -2.6% |
| Retail Trade | 9,156 | -2.2% |
| Manufacturing | 8,533 | -5.5% |
| Information | 6,590 | -5.3% |
| Educational Services | 6,330 | -2.5% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 5,081 | -5.4% |
| Finance and Insurance | 4,942 | -3.6% |
| Wholesale Trade | 2,690 | -14.7% |
| Other Services (except Public Administration) | 2,658 | -8.2% |
| Construction | 2,592 | -1.6% |
| Transportation and Warehousing | 2,556 | 3.9% |
| Real Estate and Rental and Leasing | 2,363 | -22.7% |
| Public Administration | 1,407 | 5.1% |
| Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation | 980 | 0.3% |
| Utilities | 554 | -10.4% |
| Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction | 230 | -11.2% |
| Management of Companies and Enterprises | 198 | -11.2% |
| Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting | 166 | -30.3% |
Source: Lightcast
Postings vs. Hires by Occupation
Outer bar: Postings, Inner bar: Hires
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Total Postings
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Total Hires
Source: Lightcast