Bay Area Employment Drops, Labor Force Down 123K
As we outlined last month, while the unemployment rate in San Francisco dropped in November, the number of people living in San Francisco with a paycheck (i.e., employment) was actually…
A Misleading Drop in the Bay Area Unemployment Rate
Despite the unemployment rate in San Francisco having declined from 6.7 percent in October to 5.7 percent in November, the number of people living in San Francisco with a paycheck…
Bay Area Re-Employment Jumps, Labor Force Rebounds
Having sputtered in September, the number of people living in San Francisco with a paycheck jumped by 25,400 last month, driving the unemployment rate, which had been averaging around 2…
Bay Area Employment Rebound Sputters
Having dropped by over 90,000 from March through May, yielding an unemployment rate of 12.7 percent, the number of people living in San Francisco with a paycheck rebounded by 33,000…
Bay Area Employment Still Down by 400K, Labor Force Dropping
While the estimated number of people living in San Francisco with a paycheck increased by 5,900 in August to 515,900, the labor force shrank by 7,800 to 565,700 for an…
Bay Area Employment up by 63K in July, Down 440K YOY
While the number of San Francisco residents with a job increased by 12,400 last month, there are still 66,900 fewer employed people in the city (511,200) than there were prior…
114,000 Bay Area Residents Returned to Work Last Month, But…
While an estimated 16,000 San Francisco residents were either newly hired or returned to work last month, for a total of 499,100 employed, there are still 74,800 fewer employed people…
Bay Area Unemployment Rate Drops with Labor Force Decline
Based on employment data through the second week of May, the estimated number of San Francisco residents with a paycheck has dropped by over 92,000 over the past three months…
Bay Area Unemployment Hits 13 Percent, Labor Force Shrinks
Based on employment data through the second week of April, at which point the ongoing impact of the COVID-19 pandemic was still picking up steam, the estimated number of San…
Bay Area Employment Dropped by at Least 77,000 Last Month
Based on employment data through the second week of March, which predates the bulk of the ongoing economic impact caused by COVID-19, the estimated number of people living in San…