California has a strong economic base powered by a leadership position in technology, foreign trade, tourism and entertainment and many fast-growing high-wage professional service sectors. Yet, in recent years job growth has just matched the national average and population growth has slowed. High housing prices and the shakeout in mortgage lending practices could mean a long period of correction for California housing markets.

Has California become an average growth state? Will turmoil in housing markets restrain regional job and population growth? Or will it change the location of growth within the state? What will the next ten years bring?

Some trends are clear. California's population is becoming older as the first wave of baby boomers will reach retirement age in the next ten years. And population growth in most counties will come from Latino and Asian residents. What will this mean for housing and the economy? Will the move toward inland counties be tempered by rising prices and a surge in denser urban neighborhoods?

CCSCE addresses these questions in the 2007 edition of California County Projections, which also provides county projections to 2016 for population, housing, income and taxable sales. CCSCE's new report gives managers an overview of key economic and demographic trends while providing detailed historical analysis and projections for subscribers who need the detail. The report includes

• CCSCE's year-end economic update with the latest outlook for 2008 and 2009
• An analysis of California's housing markets – how long a correction? What do demographic trends mean for the location of new housing?
• The latest historical data on population, housing, income and taxable sales including 2006 estimates of county median household income and poverty

This year's edition pays special attention to recent county trends and where recent trends represent a change in direction . The year-end update is oriented to managers who need the latest analyses to begin planning for 2008 and beyond .

To get more information about the 2007 edition you can click here to view the table of contents.

To order the report, click here.