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California hits record low 4 percent unemployment rate

September was a great month for California's labor market with the unemployment rate falling to a record low 4 percent,…

5 years ago

San Francisco, Oakland add more than 10,000 construction jobs

Construction employment grew in the San Francisco and Oakland metropolitan areas over the past year.

5 years ago

Rebecca Kaplan elected Oakland City Council president

Veteran councilwoman Rebecca Kaplan was elected president of the Oakland City Council at the council's first meeting of the year.

5 years ago

Gordon Mar seizes Election Night lead in Sunset

San Francisco District 4 candidate Gordon Mar leads Tuesday night against candidate Jessica Ho.

5 years ago

Thousands of Marriott workers strike

Thousands of Marriott hotel workers in San Francisco and San Jose went on strike Thursday morning to demand higher pay,…

6 years ago

Golden Gate Fields workers avert strike with short-term deal

A possible strike by workers for opening day at Golden Gate Fields Thursday was averted under a temporary agreement.

6 years ago

Bay Area jobless rates hover near record lows

June unemployment in the San Francisco Bay Area was very low, data from the California Employment Development Department shows.

6 years ago

Kaiser responds to scheduled union protests

Kaiser Permanente responded to 32 union protests being held across California during February and March by calling them "uncalled for…

6 years ago

Supes green-light recreational pot rules

Sales of recreational cannabis will begin in January following the approval of regulations for the new industry.

6 years ago

Supes all agree: Justin Herman’s name has to go

All 11 San Francisco supervisors approved a resolution to urge the removal Justin Herman’s name from the plaza at the intersection…

7 years ago

Silicon Valley job growth drops from 2016

A report released by a regional research institute said that growth in employment in Silicon Valley, which it says peaked…

7 years ago

Higher wages lead to failed eateries, says study

Preliminary results of a new study based on data on SF Bay Area restaurants suggest that higher minimum wages increases…

7 years ago

Port swings deal to keep Pier 70 open

A San Francisco shipyard faced with potential closure due to a legal dispute between its former and current operators will…

7 years ago

Legal dispute imperils hundreds of shipyard jobs

City and Port of San Francisco officials Thursday said they are trying to keep open a shipyard at Pier 70…

7 years ago

Bay Area unemployment remains low

Two Bay Area counties had unemployment rates below 3 percent last month, while all but one county reported rates under…

7 years ago

60k housing units needed on Peninsula

The San Francisco Bay Area's Peninsula region is short tens of thousands of housing units because of strong job and…

7 years ago

San Mateo County leads Bay Area with lowest unemployment

In the Bay Area, San Mateo County had the lowest unemployment rate for the month of August, at 3.2 percent.

8 years ago

Hundreds hired at Oakland career summit

About 300 young people found jobs Thursday in Oakland at the first nationwide stop for My Brother's Keeper Alliance: Invest…

8 years ago

VC firm owes $331k to unpaid interns

A San Jose venture capital firm has been ordered to pay more than $300,000 in back wages and damages to…

8 years ago

California job growth continues five-year recovery

The state's unemployment rate decreased to 5.8 percent in October from 5.9 percent in September.

8 years ago

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