Bay Area Employment Still Down by 400K, Labor Force Dropping
Bay Area Employment Still Down by 400K, Labor Force Dropping
Bay Area unemployment down 400k from a year ago
By SocketSite at SocketSite™And while net employment increased by 43,400 across the Bay Area last month, total employment (3,683,300) is still down by over 400,000 on a year-over-year basis and the labor force actually dropped by 49,300 last month to 4,029,900, which is now down by 173,300 on a year-over-year basis, for an unemployment rate of 8.6 percent.
And while net employment increased by 43,400 across the Bay Area last month, total employment (3,683,300) is still down by over 400,000 on a year-over-year basis and the labor force actually dropped by 49,300 last month to 4,029,900, which is now down by 173,300 on a year-over-year basis, for an unemployment rate of 8.6 percent.article date: 2020 09 18
posted: 2020-09-18 15:03:31
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