The Changing Nature of Work
National and global factors like shifting demographics and increasing corporate influence are shaping outcomes for work and working people.
The U.S. is becoming increasingly diverse. People of color will become a majority of the American working class in 2032.
Climate change will impact the labor market and the nature of work in the Bay Area both directly and indirectly. In 2017, approximately 22.5–24 million people worldwide were forcibly displaced due to floods, drought-induced wildfires, and intensified storms.
Despite leading the nation in per capita economic growth, nearly 9 in 10 jobs in the South Bay/Peninsula pay lower real wages today than they did 20 years ago.
