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Study finds nearly 26 percent of Californians are ‘functionally unemployed’
California’s official unemployment rate is 7.5 percent. But a newer method of measuring unemployment reveals a far larger portion of the state is struggling to find full-time employment that...Read More
County sees improved June unemployment rate but July losses threaten gains
California’s June unemployment rate improved from previous months amid the Covid-19 pandemic, but it remains to be seen how recent statewide closures due to spiking cases and hospitalizations affect...Read More
San Francisco/Peninsula region job growth outpaces rest of Bay Area
Annual job growth in the combined San Francisco/Peninsula region outpaced the other two metropolitan divisions of the Bay Area, according to a report by economic advisory firm Beacon Economics....Read More
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, according the state’s Employment Development Department. EDD reported in...Read More