Real estate déjà vu

San Francisco, California and Seattle Washington have some of the highest per capita income rates among the country’s most populated cities.

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Public-sector employment, which has declined less in the Sacramento metro area than in other parts of California, may have shielded the capital region from heavy employment losses during the pandemic.