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Metro pulse · data through September 6, 2026

San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA business outlook

San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA business outlook and momentum from the latest U.S. Census BTOS data, with current performance, revenue, employment, input prices and six-month outlook.

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Business Pulse Momentum45/100↓ deterioratingConfidence: high
Momentum history

Last releases

What moves the score

Leading drivers

Current performance+14.6
Revenues-13
Employees-12.8
Future performance+10.5

Momentum is a Business Pulse analytical score, not an official Census metric.

Latest readings

Business signals

September 6, 2026
IndicatorIndex3-release trendStatistical signal
Current AI use31↑ +6.7below screen
Current performance54.3↑ +3.1below screen
Demand40.7↓ -1.2below screen
Employees45.6↓ -4.595% screen
Expected AI use34.8↑ +7.1below screen
Future demand50.8↓ -0.4below screen
Future employees51.8↑ +1.6below screen
Future hours49.8↑ +1.2below screen
Future input prices76.1↑ +0.6below screen
Future performance54.1↑ +2.7below screen
Hours44.2↑ +0.195% screen
Input prices70.5↑ +1.1below screen
Revenues39.2↓ -2.595% screen

BTOS diffusion indexes generally use 50 as the balance point. Input-price indexes are interpreted inversely inside our Momentum score because rising input costs are a headwind. The 95% column is our simple screening calculation from published standard errors and may differ from official Census change flags.

Source & interpretation

Source: U.S. Census Bureau Business Trends and Outlook Survey (BTOS). This independent page emphasizes change over multiple releases and separates our analytical score from official Census estimates.

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