Economy Watch is a monthly publication examining various economic growth indicators and other factors in the Region. This publication presents a snapshot of current economic conditions in the Sacramento Region and provides comparisons with other selected regions of California and the United States.   JUNE 2012 Job growth is picking up in the Sacramento Region The six-county Sacramento Region has seen two straight months of positive annual job growth. Preliminary data show that between May... CSER Ryan Sharp comment-70185 2012-06-29T20:43:13Z 2012-06-29T20:43:13Z In response to your unemployment question, a little more than one-third of those officially counted as unemployed in California have been unemployed for 52 weeks or more (according to CA Employment Development Department and US Bureau of Labor Statistics data). This type of data is not available on a regular basis at the regional level. Ryan Sharp 2012-06-29T20:43:13Z Mark Bean comment-69899 2012-06-22T16:30:29Z 2012-06-22T16:30:29Z Some positive news. Can you do follow up articles on the high shadow foreclosure inventory and the number of people that are not counted in unemployment totals due to long term unemployment. I'm still not buying a house yet. Mark Bean 2012-06-22T16:30:29Z