Newly released numbers from UCSB give a clearer picture of how Santa Barbara County’s economy is doing. Unemployment is down. Housing costs are up. And whether residents in Montecito decide to rebuild or not after the mudslides could have reverberating effects throughout the region.
Unemployment down, housing up in Santa Barbara
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Credits
Guest:
- Peter Rupert - UCSB Economic Forecast - @SBEFP