 In 2015 Uber announced plans to build and house 3,000 employees in a new office at the site of the old Sears building, which is being redeveloped with plans to open in late 2017.

, the San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward metropolitan area has a gross domestic product (GDP) of 360.4 billion, ranking eighth among metropolitan areas in the United States.In 2014, Oakland was amongst the best cities to start a career, the highest ranked city in California after San Francisco.Additionally, Oakland ranked fourth in cities with professional opportunities.