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Come GrowWith Us A report by theUnitedStatesConferenceofMayors found that theRiversidemetro region is expected to grow from4.5million to7.2millionpeople in thenext 30years—making it oneof the top 10 largestmetroareas by 2046. Thecounty’s populationof 2.387million in2016 is the tenth largest in thenation, withmore residents than 15 states, includingNewMexico, Nebraska,West Virginia, and Idaho. Our populationwill grow to3.3millionby 2045, according to theCaliforniaDepartment of Finance. Home affordability and jobgrowthwill continue toattract people from throughout SouthernCalifornia. Muchof that growthwill occur in our 28 incorporatedcities. area, this region’sGDPwas 23rdhighest out of 381metro regions in thecountry. However you look at us, RiversideCounty is an economicpowerhouse. Jobgrowth in theRiversideCounty-SanBernardinoCounty MetropolitanStatistical Area (MSA) outpaced the state and the rest of SouthernCalifornia for the sixth year ina row in2016. The MSAhas the 14th largest workforce in thecountry. Paralleling nationwide trends, RiversideCounty’s unemployment ratehas improved substantially and thecounty reached full employment inMay, 2017witha rateof 4.6%.

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ArecentForbesarticlecitesademographicstudy identifyingthe #1 regionforgrowthinthenumberofyoungpeoplesince2000 (outof the53largestmetropolitanareas).True, it’s inCalifornia, but it’snotSanFrancisco,LosAngelesorevenSiliconValley; rather, it’s InlandSouthernCalifornia(Riverside-SanBernardino),which sawaremarkable47.7%growthinyoungpeople, addingmorethan 315,000. Furthermore, a2017TimeMagazinearticlereportsthat theRiversidemetroareasawthegreatestgrowthinthenumberof adultsaged25to34between2010and2015, accordingtodatafrom theUrbanLandInstituteprovidedtoTIME. Aside frompopulation growth, our county’sGrossDomestic Product (GDP) is robust andgrowing. In2016, it was $68.7billion, greater than 11 states. From2002 to2016, ourGDP grewat an average rateof 3.4%per year. Together with the greatermetro

Since2011, jobgrowth inRiversideCounty has beenpositive, averaging 3.6percent annually from2011 to2016. The sectors forecasted toadd the largest amount jobs from2017 to2018 areHealthCare andSocial Assistance, Constructionand Leisure andHospitality. RiversideCounty’s economy is diverse, witheconomicoutput and employment distributed among multiple sectors. International tradecontinues tobe aneconomicdriver for the region, withworldexports increasing for a thirdyear ina row. In addition toexports, RiversideCounty continues tobe adesired locale for ForeignDirect Investment (FDI). For 2014-2015, the county had39activeFDI projects totaling $734,279,054 in investment andproducing a total of 10,439 jobs.

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