Our Mission

The Economic Roundtable is a non-profit, public benefit corporation organized to conduct research and implement programs that contribute to the economic self-sufficiency of individuals and communities.

The Economic Roundtable seeks to respect the needs and goals of all neighborhoods and communities of interest affected by its work.

Research findings are made readily available to public policy makers, affected communities, and the general public.

Recent Research

• Unemployment and Under-employment Rates for California and Los Angeles County for December 2009
  January 2010. The Economic Roundtable has released December 2009 unemployment and under-employment data for California and Los Angeles County. 
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• Where We Sleep: Costs when Homeless and Housed in Los Angeles
  November 2009. Public costs for different types of homeless individuals when they are housed and when they are unhoused, whether cost savings when housed are sufficient to pay the cost of housing, and the public agencies that bear the costs of homelessness. Prepared for the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority.
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• Economic Study of the RSO and the Los Angeles Housing Market
  August 2009. An analysis of conditions in LA's housing market and policies for fairly balancing the interests of tenants and landlords under the City's Rent Stabilization Ordinance. The report's executive summary is also available in Spanish. Prepared for the City of Los Angeles.
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• Ebbing Tides in the Golden State
  June 2009. Impacts of the 2008 recession on California and Los Angeles County, including changes in employment, health and welfare indicators that closely track employment. These include child welfare emergencies, homelessness, welfare caseload, poverty, and health problems in Los Angeles and California. Underwritten by the California Endowment and Economic Roundtable.
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• Benchmark for a Family-Sustaining Wage in Los Angeles
  June 2009. An analysis of wages for providing basic family necessities in the City of Los Angeles. Prepared for the Los Angeles Community Redevelopment Agency.
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Several older reports, previously unavailable for download, are now on-line. View our publications.