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Do not fill this in! == Economy == [[File:Downtown San Jose, California 4 2017-05-13 (cropped).jpg|thumb|left|Historic skyscraper in the [[Downtown Historic District (San Jose, California)|Downtown Historic District]].]] {{multiple image | direction = vertical | width = | footer = | image1 = Adobe HQ.jpg | caption1 = [[Adobe World Headquarters]] in [[Downtown San Jose]] | image2 = N 1st St & Tasman Dr (32614813640) (cropped).jpg | caption2 = [[Samsung]] headquarters in [[Rincon de los Esteros, San Jose|Rincon/Golden Triangle]] | image4 = Zoom HQ, Downtown San Jose (cropped).jpg | caption4 = [[Zoom Video Communications]] HQ in [[Downtown San Jose]] | image5 = EBay Silicon Valley Headquarters in Willow Glen, San Jose, California 1938.jpg | caption5 = [[eBay]] headquarters in [[Willow Glen]] | image6 = PayPal San Jose Headquarters.jpg | caption6 = [[PayPal]] headquarters in [[Rincon de los Esteros, San Jose|Rincon/Golden Triangle]] }} The [[San Jose–San Francisco–Oakland, CA Combined Statistical Area|CSA San Jose shares with San Francisco]] was the country's third-largest urban economy as of 2018, with a GDP of $1.03 trillion.<ref name=":4">{{cite web |url=https://www.bea.gov/data/gdp/gdp-metropolitan-area |title=GDP by Metropolitan Area {{!}} U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) |website=www.bea.gov |language=en |access-date=August 16, 2018 |archive-date=October 26, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191026103939/https://www.bea.gov/data/gdp/gdp-metropolitan-area |url-status=live }}</ref> Of the 500+ [[primary statistical area]]s in the U.S., this CSA had among the highest GDP per capita in 2018, at $106,757.<ref name=":4" /> San Jose is a [[Foreign-trade zones of the United States|United States Foreign-Trade Zone]]. The city received its Foreign Trade Zone grant from the [[U.S. Federal Government]] in 1974, making it the 18th foreign-trade zone established in the United States. Under its grant, the City of San Jose is granted jurisdiction to oversee and administer foreign trade in [[Santa Clara County]], [[Monterey County]], [[San Benito County]], [[Santa Cruz County, California|Santa Cruz County]], and in the southern parts of [[San Mateo County, California|San Mateo County]] and [[Alameda County, California|Alameda County]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sanjoseca.gov/index.aspx?nid=2509 |title=San Jose, CA – Official Website – Foreign Trade Zone |website=www.sanjoseca.gov |access-date=November 27, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201032640/http://www.sanjoseca.gov/index.aspx?nid=2509 |archive-date=December 1, 2017 }}</ref> San Jose hosts many companies with more than 1,000 employees, including the headquarters of: {{div col|colwidth=10em}} * [[Adobe Systems|Adobe]] * [[Altera]] * [[Brocade Communications Systems]] * [[Cadence Design Systems]] * [[Cisco Systems]] * [[eBay]] * [[Lee's Sandwiches]] * [[Lumileds]] * [[PayPal]] * [[Roku, Inc.]] * [[Rosendin Electric]] * [[Sanmina-SCI]] * [[Western Digital]] * [[Xilinx]] {{div col end}} San Jose also hosts major facilities for [[Becton Dickinson]], [[Ericsson]], [[Hewlett Packard Enterprise]], [[Hitachi]], [[IBM]], [[Kaiser Permanente]], [[KLA Tencor]], [[Lockheed Martin]], [[Nippon Sheet Glass]], and [[Qualcomm]]. The North American headquarters of [[Samsung]] Semiconductor are located in San Jose.<ref>[http://www.nbbj.com/work/samsung-america-headquarters/ Samsung America headquarters (DS)] {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130717084426/http://www.nbbj.com/work/samsung-america-headquarters/ |date=July 17, 2013 }}. NBBJ. Retrieved on July 21, 2013.</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.samsung.com/us/sjexpansion/ |title=Samsung Semiconductor |website=www.samsung.com |access-date=April 2, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160330004520/http://www.samsung.com/us/sjexpansion/ |archive-date=March 30, 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref> Approximately 2000 employees will work at the new Samsung campus which opened in 2015. Other large companies based in San Jose include: {{div col|colwidth=10em}} * [[Align Technology]] * [[Atmel]] * [[Bloom Energy]] * [[CEVA, Inc.|CEVA]] * [[Cypress Semiconductor]] * [[Cohesity]], [[Echelon Corporation|Echelon]] * [[Extreme Networks]] * [[GlobalLogic]] * [[Harmonic Inc.|Harmonic]] * [[Integrated Device Technology]] * [[Maxim Integrated]] * [[Micrel]] * [[Move (company)|Move]] * [[Netgear]] * [[Novellus Systems]] * [[Nutanix]] * [[Oclaro]] * [[OCZ Storage Solutions|OCZ]] * [[Quantum Corporation|Quantum]] * [[SunPower]] * [[Sharks Sports and Entertainment]] * [[Supermicro]] * [[Tessera Technologies]] * [[TiVo Inc.|TiVo]] * [[Ultratech, Inc.|Ultratech]] * [[VeriFone]] * [[Viavi Solutions]] * [[Zoom Video Communications]] * [[Zscaler]] {{div col end}} Sizable government employers include the city government, [[Santa Clara County, California|Santa Clara County]], and [[San Jose State University]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Fact Sheet: Community Profile: Employment and Employers |publisher=City of San Jose |date=May 10, 2010 |url=http://www.sanjoseca.gov/planning/data/fact_sheet/FactSheet.pdf |access-date=March 14, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110504231808/http://www.sanjoseca.gov/planning/data/fact_sheet/FactSheet.pdf |archive-date=May 4, 2011}}</ref> [[Acer Inc.|Acer]]'s United States division has its offices in San Jose.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://us.acer.com/ac/en/US/content/contacts |access-date=November 10, 2013 |title=Acer – Contact Us |publisher=Acer America |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131022020920/http://us.acer.com/ac/en/US/content/contacts |archive-date=October 22, 2013 |url-status=live }}</ref> Prior to its closing, [[Netcom (United States)|Netcom]] had its headquarters in San Jose.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.netcom.com/netcom/contact.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19990427144831/http://www.netcom.com/netcom/contact.html |archive-date=April 27, 1999 |title=Contact netcom |publisher=Netcom |access-date=September 7, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Helm |first=Leslie |url=https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/access/11317269.html?dids=11317269:11317269&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Mar+25%2C+1997&author=LESLIE+HELM&pub=Los+Angeles+Times&desc=Netcom+to+Set+Time+Limits+on+Internet+Use%3B+Technology%3A+The+rule+will+apply+to+customers+with+current+services.+The+firm+offers+higher-priced+plans+with+an+access+guarantee.&pqatl=google |title=Financial Desk – Netcom to Set Time Limits on Internet Use; |newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=March 25, 1997 |page=D1 |access-date=September 7, 2010 |quote=Charting a new direction for money-losing Internet service providers, San Jose-based Netcom On-Line Communications Services ... |via=[[ProQuest|PQArchiver]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111101094103/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/access/11317269.html?dids=11317269:11317269&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Mar+25%2C+1997&author=LESLIE+HELM&pub=Los+Angeles+Times&desc=Netcom+to+Set+Time+Limits+on+Internet+Use%3B+Technology%3A+The+rule+will+apply+to+customers+with+current+services.+The+firm+offers+higher-priced+plans+with+an+access+guarantee.&pqatl=google |archive-date=November 1, 2011 |url-status=live }}</ref> On July 31, 2015, Cupertino-based [[Apple Inc.]] purchased a 40-acre site in San Jose.<ref name="Exclusive">{{cite web |last1=Donato-Weinstein |first1=Nathan |title=Exclusive: Apple buys huge San Jose development site |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/news/2015/08/03/exclusive-apple-buys-huge-san-jose-development.html |website=Silicon Valley Business Journal |access-date=9 April 2021 |archive-date=April 3, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190403184351/https://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/news/2015/08/03/exclusive-apple-buys-huge-san-jose-development.html |url-status=live }}</ref> The site, which is bare land, will be the site of an office and research campus where it is estimated that up to 16,000 employees will be located. Apple paid $138.2 million for the site.<ref name="Exclusive"/> The seller, Connecticut-based Five Mile Capital Partners, paid $40 million for the site in 2010.<ref>{{cite web |title = Apple sets stage for San Jose campus with 15,000 workers|url = http://www.mercurynews.com/business/ci_28578891/apple-sets-stage-san-jose-campus-15-000 |website = www.mercurynews.com |date = August 3, 2015 |access-date = October 23, 2015 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20151122134804/http://www.mercurynews.com/business/ci_28578891/apple-sets-stage-san-jose-campus-15-000 |archive-date = November 22, 2015 |url-status = live}}</ref> ===Wealth=== [[File:Median housing price by metro area.webp|thumb|Median housing price by metro area]] It is situated in the most affluent county in [[California]] and one of the most affluent counties in the United States.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/acs/www/data_documentation/summary_file/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140701094816/http://www.census.gov/acs/www/data_documentation/summary_file/ |title=2012 American Community Survey |archive-date=July 1, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.worldatlas.com/articles/richest-counties-in-the-united-states.html |title=Richest Counties In The United States |access-date=April 18, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170419103213/http://www.worldatlas.com/articles/richest-counties-in-the-united-states.html |archive-date=April 19, 2017 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mercurynews.com/2014/08/10/santa-clara-county-has-highest-median-household-income-in-nation-but-wealth-gap-widens/ |title=Santa Clara County has highest median household income in nation, but wealth gap widens |work=The Mercury News |date=August 10, 2014 |access-date=April 18, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170419104949/http://www.mercurynews.com/2014/08/10/santa-clara-county-has-highest-median-household-income-in-nation-but-wealth-gap-widens/ |archive-date=April 19, 2017 |url-status=live}}</ref> With a median home price of $1,085,000<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.businessinsider.com/san-jose-median-home-price-1-million-2016-8 |title=The first US city where average homes cost over $1 million |website=[[Business Insider]] |access-date=March 8, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170309063740/http://www.businessinsider.com/san-jose-median-home-price-1-million-2016-8 |archive-date=March 9, 2017 |url-status=live}}</ref> and the highest percentage of million-dollar (or more) homes in the United States,<ref name="NYT-20210617">{{cite news |last=Kolomatsky |first=Michael |title=Where Are the Million-Dollar Homes? - A new report reveals which U.S. metropolitan areas have the highest percentage of homes valued at $1 million or more. |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/17/realestate/where-are-the-million-dollar-homes.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211228/https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/17/realestate/where-are-the-million-dollar-homes.html |archive-date=2021-12-28 |url-access=limited |date=June 17, 2021 |work=[[The New York Times]] |access-date=June 18, 2021 }}{{cbignore}}</ref> San Jose has the most expensive housing market in the United States and the fifth most expensive housing market in the world.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.demographia.com/dhi.pdf |title=13th Annual Demographia International Housing Affordability Survey: 2017 |access-date=March 8, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130123080849/http://www.demographia.com/dhi.pdf |archive-date=January 23, 2013 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/San-Jose-is-the-most-unaffordable-city-in-U-S-10878162.php |title=San Jose is the most 'unaffordable' major housing market in U.S., survey says |newspaper=Sfgate |date=January 23, 2017 |access-date=March 8, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170309061003/http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/San-Jose-is-the-most-unaffordable-city-in-U-S-10878162.php |archive-date=March 9, 2017 |url-status=live |last1=Pereira |first1=Alyssa }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.cnn.com/2017/01/23/architecture/2017-most-expensive-cities-hong-kong/index.html |title=The least affordable places to live in 2017 |author=Kate Springer |website=CNN |access-date=May 21, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170519075641/http://www.cnn.com/2017/01/23/architecture/2017-most-expensive-cities-hong-kong/index.html |archive-date=May 19, 2017 |url-status=live}}</ref> The [[cost of living]] in San Jose and the surrounding areas is among the highest in California and the nation, according to 2004 data.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.fedc.com/ACCRACostofLivingIndex2ndQuarter2004.htm |title=The Ten Most and Least Expensive Urban Areas in the ACCRA Cost of Living Index (COLI) – Second Quarter 2004 |publisher=FEDC.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040909231151/http://www.fedc.com/ACCRACostofLivingIndex2ndQuarter2004.htm |archive-date=September 9, 2004 |access-date=November 9, 2013}}</ref> Housing costs are the primary reason for the high cost of living, although the costs in all areas tracked by the [[ACCRA Cost of Living Index]] are above the national average. Households in the city limits have the highest [[disposable income]] of any city in the U.S. with over 500,000 residents.<ref>{{cite web |title=San Jose – Accolades |publisher="America's Most Livable Communities" (Partners for Livable Communities, Washington, D.C.) |url=http://www.mostlivable.org/general/san-jos-city-home.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20110226175457/http://www.mostlivable.org/general/san-jos-city-home.html |archive-date=February 26, 2011 |access-date=April 7, 2008 }} </ref><ref>{{cite web |title=San Jose, Capital of Silicon Valley: #1 Community for Innovators in U.S. |publisher=City of San Jose |date=March 27, 2008 |url=http://www.sjeconomy.com/aboutsj/communityinnovators.asp |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040302151726/http://www.sjeconomy.com/aboutsj/communityinnovators.asp |archive-date=March 2, 2004 |access-date=April 7, 2008 }}</ref> === Silicon Valley === {{main|Silicon Valley}} [[File:San Jose Convention Center plaza, WWDC17.jpg|thumb|left|upright=0.9|[[Apple Worldwide Developers Conference]] 2017 at the [[San Jose Convention Center]].]] The large concentration of high-technology engineering, computer, and microprocessor companies around San Jose has led the area to be known as Silicon Valley. Area schools such as the [[University of California, Berkeley]], [[University of California, Santa Cruz]], [[San Jose State University]], [[San Francisco State University]], [[California State University, East Bay]], [[Santa Clara University]], and [[Stanford University]] pump thousands of engineering and computer science graduates into the local economy every year. San Jose residents produce more U.S. patents than any other city.<ref name="autogenerated1">{{cite web |url=http://www.mostlivable.org/cities/sanjose/home_accolades.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20061106074340/http://www.mostlivable.org/cities/sanjose/home_accolades.html |archive-date=November 6, 2006 |title=America's most livable:San Jose, California |access-date=November 9, 2013 }}</ref> On October 15, 2015, the [[United States Patent and Trademark Office]] opened a satellite office in San Jose to serve Silicon Valley and the Western United States.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mercurynews.com/2015/10/15/san-jose-u-s-satellite-patent-office-opens/ |title=San Jose: U.S. satellite Patent Office opens |work=The Mercury News |date=October 15, 2015 |access-date=May 21, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170524235020/http://www.mercurynews.com/2015/10/15/san-jose-u-s-satellite-patent-office-opens/ |archive-date=May 24, 2017 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.uspto.gov/about-us/uspto-locations/silicon-valley-california |title=Silicon Valley U.S. Patent and Trademark Office |website=www.uspto.gov |access-date=June 5, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160602144956/http://www.uspto.gov/about-us/uspto-locations/silicon-valley-california |archive-date=June 2, 2016 }}</ref> By April 2018, [[Google]] was in the process of planning the "biggest tech campus in Silicon Valley" in San Jose.<ref name=P>{{cite web |url=https://patch.com/california/mountainview/group-rallies-google-hq-makes-demands-sj-mega-campus |title=Group Rallies At Google HQ, Makes Demands For SJ Mega-Campus |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=April 12, 2018 |publisher=Patch |access-date=April 26, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180427044753/https://patch.com/california/mountainview/group-rallies-google-hq-makes-demands-sj-mega-campus |archive-date=April 27, 2018 }}</ref> However, in April 2023, it was reported that [[Google]] paused on Google West San Jose Campus constructions due to slowing economic conditions and a decreased requirement for physical office space by tech companies,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2023/04/21/googles-80-acre-san-jose-mega-campus-on-hold-amid-economic-slowdown-.html |title=Google's 80-acre San Jose mega-campus is on hold as company reckons with economic slowdown |author=Jennifer Elias |date=April 21, 2023 |publisher=[[CNBC]] |access-date=April 22, 2023 |archive-date=April 22, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230422004357/https://www.cnbc.com/2023/04/21/googles-80-acre-san-jose-mega-campus-on-hold-amid-economic-slowdown-.html |url-status=live }}</ref> although the tech ecosystem has also recently become more geographically dispersed.<ref name=NewYorkCloserThanEvertoBayAreaTech>{{cite news|url=https://www.crainsnewyork.com/technology/new-york-closer-ever-beating-bay-area-tech|title=New York is closer than ever to beating the Bay Area on tech|author=Cara Eisenpress|newspaper=[[Crain Communications]]|date=April 28, 2023|access-date=May 29, 2023}}</ref> High economic growth during the [[Dot-com bubble|tech bubble]] caused employment, housing prices, and traffic congestion to peak in the late 1990s. As the economy slowed in the early 2000s, employment and traffic congestion was somewhat diminished.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/SANJ906URN |title=Unemployment Rate in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA (MSA) |last=U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics |date=January 1, 1990 |website=FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis |access-date=December 3, 2019 |archive-date=December 3, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191203232327/https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/SANJ906URN |url-status=live }}</ref> In the mid-2000s, traffic along major highways again began to worsen as the economy improved. San Jose had 405,000 jobs within its city limits in 2006, and an unemployment rate of 4.6%. San Jose has the highest median income of any U.S. city with over 280,000 people. On March 14, 2013, San Jose implemented a public wireless connection in its downtown area. Wireless access points have been placed on outdoor light posts throughout the city.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Louie |first1=David |title=More wireless broadband coverage coming to San Jose via light poles |url=https://abc7news.com/san-jose-wireless-wifi-strength-light-poles-pole/3382838/ |access-date=8 August 2021 |agency=ABC7 News |date=23 April 2018 |archive-date=August 8, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210808095702/https://abc7news.com/san-jose-wireless-wifi-strength-light-poles-pole/3382838/ |url-status=live }}</ref> === Media === {{Main|Media in the San Francisco Bay Area}} San Jose is served by Greater Bay Area media. Print media outlets in San Jose include ''[[The Mercury News]]'', the weekly ''[[Metro Silicon Valley]]'', ''El Observador'' and the ''Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal''. The Bay Area's [[NBC]] [[Owned-and-operated station|O&O]], [[KNTV]] 11, is licensed to San Jose. In total, broadcasters in the Bay Area include 34 television stations, 25 AM radio stations, and 55 FM radio stations.<ref>[http://www.choisser.com/channels.html Digital/HDTV Television Channel List – SF Bay Area] {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100416090437/http://www.choisser.com/channels.html |date=April 16, 2010 }}. Choisser.com. Retrieved on April 14, 2011.</ref> In April 1909, [[Charles David Herrold]], an electronics instructor in San Jose, constructed a radio station to broadcast the human voice. The station, "San Jose Calling" (call letters FN, later FQW), was the world's first radio station with scheduled programming targeted at a general audience.{{citation needed|date=May 2023}} The station became the first to broadcast music in 1910. Herrold's wife Sybil became the first female "disk jockey" in 1912. The station changed hands a number of times before becoming today's{{when|date=May 2023}} [[KCBS (AM)|KCBS]] in San Francisco.<ref name="KQW">{{cite web |title=KQW Radio, San Jose |url=http://www.bayarearadio.org/audio/kqw/kqw_30th-anniv_nov-10-1945.shtml |publisher=Bay Area Radio Museum |author=Marty Cheek |access-date=June 18, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070203083252/http://www.bayarearadio.org/audio/kqw/kqw_30th-anniv_nov-10-1945.shtml |archive-date=February 3, 2007 }}</ref> === Top employers === As of June 30, 2021, the top employers in the city were:<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.sanjoseca.gov/home/showpublisheddocument/80350/637751814286970000 |title=2021 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report |access-date=January 6, 2022 |archive-date=January 6, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220106092924/https://www.sanjoseca.gov/home/showpublisheddocument/80350/637751814286970000 |url-status=live }}</ref> {|class="wikitable" |- ! No. ! San Jose's Top Employers ! Employees |- |1 |[[Santa Clara County, California|County of Santa Clara]] |18,700 |- |2 |City of San Jose |7,627 |- |3 |[[Cisco Systems]] |7,500 |- |4 |[[PayPal]] |3,868 |- |5 |[[San Jose State University]] |3,650 |- |6 |[[Adobe Systems, Inc.]] |3,400 |- |7 |[[Kaiser Permanente]] |3,035 |- |8 |[[eBay]] |2,800 |- |9 |[[Western Digital]] |2,759 |- |10 |[[San Jose Unified School District ]] |2,679 |- |11 |[[Target Stores]] |2,437 |- |12 |[[Super Micro Computer, Inc.]] |2,230 |- |13 |[[IBM]] |2,200 |- |14 |[[Cadence Design Systems]] |1,956 |- |15 |[[Good Samaritan Hospital (San Jose)|Good Samaritan Hospital]] |1,850 |} Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. 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