Why this is important
The Bay Area’s diversity is a tremendous asset to the region’s social and economic vitality, but entrenched inequities undermine the region’s prosperity, underscoring the urgent need to center racial equity.
Only 55 percent of working people in the Bay Area can afford basic family living expenses.
The incomes of the highest-earning workers in the area have increased by almost 70 percent since 1980, while earned income has declined by 9 percent for those in the lowest-paid jobs
Eliminating barriers to employment and closing racial wage gaps could boost the region’s economy by more than 50 percent.
