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SF Bay area economy growing nearly twice as fast as the rest of the USA
The economy of the San Francisco Bay Area has grown at an annual rate of 4.3% over the last 3 years [sfchronicle.com], which is nearly double that of the rest of the USA. With a "GDP" of $748B, the Bay Area would be the 18th largest economy in the world if it were a country; between the Netherlands and Switzerland. [nbcbayarea.com]Overall employment grew by 26%, largely driven by tech jobs.
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