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Bay Area Employment Slipped Last Month

Bay Area Employment Slipped Last Month

Having jumped by (a downwardly revised) 11,600 in July, the number of people living in San Francisco with a paycheck (529,600) slipped by 2,200 in August. But with 3,700 people having left the labor force, the unemployment rate actually inched down to 5.0 percent. And while there are still... Read More »

New Unemployment Claims Drop but Remain Historically High

New Unemployment Claims Drop but Remain Historically High

The number of new unemployment claims filed across the Bay Area dropped to 126,835 in July, which was the fewest new claims in a month since the pandemic hit, down from a pandemic high of 441,813 in March of last year and versus an average of 190,400 a month... Read More »

Over 400K Bay Area Jobs Have Been Recovered, 248K Left to Go

Over 400K Bay Area Jobs Have Been Recovered, 248K Left to Go

Having increased by a downwardly revised 3,500 in June, the number of people living in San Francisco with a paycheck jumped by 12,200 in July to 532,400, representing the most employed residents in San Francisco since the pandemic hit and over 40,000 more employed residents in the city than... Read More »

Bay Area Employment Inches Up, Still Down Over 300K

Bay Area Employment Inches Up, Still Down Over 300K

Having increased by 5,700 in May, the number of people living in San Francisco with a paycheck increased by 4,700 in June to 521,400, representing the most employed residents in San Francisco since the pandemic hit and 33,100 more employed residents in the city than there were at the... Read More »

Bay Area Employment Rebounding, But…

Bay Area Employment Rebounding, But…

Having slipped in April, the number of people living in San Francisco with a paycheck increased by 5,300 in May to 516,300, representing the most employed residents in the city since the pandemic hit and 37,500 more employed residents than at the same time last year. That being said,... Read More »

Bay Area Employment and Labor Force Slip

Bay Area Employment and Labor Force Slip

While the State’s Stay Home Order were lifted in January and local restrictions on indoor dining, gyms, museums and other indoor attractions were relaxed in early March, with bars having since been allowed to reopen as well, the number of people living in San Francisco with a paycheck actually... Read More »

Bay Area Employment and Labor Force Slip

Bay Area Employment and Labor Force Slip

With the State’s Stay Home Order having been lifted in January, and local restrictions on indoor dining, gyms, museums and other indoor attractions having been relaxed in early March, the number of people living in San Francisco with a paycheck inched up by 300 in March to 513,100. And... Read More »

Over 320,000 Bay Area Jobs Have Been Recovered, But…

Over 320,000 Bay Area Jobs Have Been Recovered, But…

Having dropped in January, the number of people living in San Francisco with a paycheck increased by 7,100 in February to 510,200, which is 31,500 more employed people than there were last April, at the height of pandemic unemployment locally, but still 60,600 fewer employed residents than there were... Read More »

Bay Area Employment Actually Dropped Again in January

Bay Area Employment Actually Dropped Again in January

While the unemployment rate in San Francisco inched down from 6.4 percent in December to 6.3 percent in January, prior to the State’s Stay Home Order having been lifted at the end of the month, the drop was once again driven by a reduction in the local labor force... Read More »

Bay Area Employment Drops, Labor Force Down 123K

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 on the decline, as was the case across the Bay Area as well. And in fact, the number of... Read More »