Hilgard Economics

Setting the standard for inclusive economic and housing research.

[Hilgard Economics @HilgardEcon]

SB 79 could reshape housing around transit with economic, climate and equity impacts. Clear maps are key. Hilgard Economics has already mapped SB 79's estimated impacts for a few clients and welcomes further requests to do so.
https://t.co/3MuttuQCxQ

[Housing4Hollywood @H4Hcrew]

Big win for CA: 22 TV shows get $255.9M in tax credits, bringing $1.1B in economic activity. As production grows in LA and beyond, we are focused on keeping the industry’s workforce housed.
https://t.co/jt7LXLhLpo

[Hilgard Economics @HilgardEcon]

LAT article link: https://t.co/L2Xkxp5RM9

[Hilgard Economics @HilgardEcon]

Fort Worth is investing big in the creative economy with a new 450,000 sq. ft. studio campus, backed by Texas’s $1.5B film incentive program.

If California wants to keep Hollywood in Hollywood, we need more than soundstages — we need housing solutions too. #Housing4Hollywood

[Joshua Baum @JoshuaBaumWH]

Tariffs. Immigration raids. High interest rates. Political attacks on the Fed.

All slowing LA’s housing construction when we need it most.

I broke it down last night on @NBCLA — watch here: https://t.co/5k8kL0GDLh

#HousingCrisis #NBC4LA #HilgardEconomics

[Hilgard Economics @HilgardEcon]

Thanks to @WestsideLAToday for covering our latest permitting report. Always great to see more attention on the data behind LA's housing pipeline. 📈🏗️

[Westside Today @WestsideLAToday]

LA Sees Permit Boost Despite Inflation, Fed Concerns.

https://t.co/QB4u2WRIrq

[Hilgard Economics @HilgardEcon]

A grim July jobs report: just 73,000 jobs added nationwide, with 3 out of 4 in healthcare. Prior months revised down sharply.

Unemployment up to 4.2%.

This isn’t a soft landing. It’s a warning sign.

At Hilgard, we’re watching the labor market closely—especially where the cracks are forming.

[Heather Long @byHeatherLong]

JUST IN: A weak jobs report. The US economy added only 73,000 jobs in July. That’s way below expectations. May and June revised down by -258,000 (!)

**75% of the July job gains came from healthcare**

The unemployment rate ticked back up to 4.2% (from 4.1% in June)

Wages grew 3.9% in the past year (vs. 2.7% inflation)

[Hilgard Economics @HilgardEcon]

Los Angeles approved over 1,800 homes last quarter—rebounding after one of the slowest starts to the year in recent memory.

Our latest report at @HilgardEcon digs into the numbers and what’s driving them.

Thanks to @UrbanizeLA for covering it.

[Urbanize LA @UrbanizeLA]

The City approved over 1,800 homes between April and June - a big increase from the first three months of 2025, and a modest increase over the same period in 2024

@hilgard

https://t.co/2jJeneGnAS

[Hilgard Economics @HilgardEcon]

However, labor shortages caused by ICE Raids = urgent concern.

Read the full report + explore our expanded work by visiting https://t.co/dAqLYkNvHU

[Hilgard Economics @HilgardEcon]

🚨Big news — we’ve rebranded! 🚨

Hilgard Analytics is now Hilgard Economics as we deepen our focus on equitable economic growth and planning.

We’re also seeing signs of hope in LA’s housing market with a 37.1% increase in residential permits in Q2.

[Hilgard Economics @HilgardEcon]

LA’s housing crisis is pushing out the writers, editors, and creatives who shape its identity. At Hilgard Economics, we’re exploring a new study on how housing costs are reshaping LA’s creative economy. Want in? Let’s talk. #housing #creativelabor #hilgardecon

[Joshua Baum @JoshuaBaumWH]

#InflationReport

[Hilgard Economics @HilgardEcon]

The creator economy is helping sustain LA’s creative workforce—adding jobs and building new pathways as traditional media shifts. It’s a bright spot in a tough entertainment job market.
https://t.co/ywzWGcFrtN

[Hilgard Economics @HilgardEcon]

Our Founding Principal @JoshuaBaum93 was quoted in @business on how ICE raids are derailing LA’s recovery: “Fear spreads quickly… it slows down not only construction, but the willingness to propose new projects.”
https://t.co/3nVGl4FH1e

[Mark Zandi @Markzandi]

The June jobs report reaffirms the view that the job market continues to throttle back. Payroll employment increased 147k, beating expectations, but only because of a 73k increase in state and local government education. This isn’t reality, but a seasonal adjustment problem due to the timing of the end of the school year. Underlying monthly job growth, abstracting from the vagaries of the data, is less than 100k. And the direction of travel is clear. Job growth will slow further. Not only because of less labor demand, but also due to weak labor supply. Labor force participation is falling, and given immigrant deportations, the labor force has flatlined. This is why unemployment isn’t rising, given the flagging job growth. Then there is the ongoing decline in hours worked.

[Joshua Baum @JoshuaBaumWH]

Los Angeles approves plan to spend nearly $425 million in ‘mansion tax’ money
https://t.co/RO2jTzJMYt

[Joshua Baum @JoshuaBaumWH]

The Worst Housing Market in America Is Now Florida’s Cape Coral
https://t.co/yssm2JHZKm

[Joshua Baum @JoshuaBaumWH]

Mass deportations aren’t just inhumane—they’re economically reckless. The Central Valley could lose nearly $19B in output, gutting ag, housing, and local services. Economic resilience means protecting the labor force.
https://t.co/X8zBY5Vqzi

[Joshua Baum @JoshuaBaumWH]

U.S. New Home Sales Slump as High Mortgage Rates Persist
https://t.co/MzXokE6avH