2020: UI Claims During COVID-19
San Francisco Bay Region:
Unemployment During COVID-19
The San Francisco Bay Center of Excellence (COE) for Labor Market Research strives to provide useful labor market data and information to the 28 community colleges we serve. We know it is paramount that colleges stay informed as they adapt programs and prepare students to transition to a post-pandemic labor market.

In this 2nd special issue on the labor market in 2020, we review data on unemployment insurance claims filed during 2020 to examine the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on workers across the Bay Region by gender, race and ethnicity and age group.

Data are presented according to the 5 sub-regions in the Bay Region, as defined by the California Community College Chancellor's Office and outlined in the table below.
Unemployment Insurance (UI) Claims
The figure below presents data on unemployment insurance (UI) claims filed in the Bay Region during 2020.

UI claims filings are helpful for providing insight into unemployment trends and the direction of the economy. They are slightly different from the unemployment rate, which represents the number of unemployed persons as a proportion of the overall labor force, typically reported as a percentage and based on data collected via the Current Population Survey (CPS).
Data source: Labor Market Information Division of the California Employment Development Department (EDD).
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Unemployment During Covid-19.
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John Carrese, Director
 
Chris Lee, Assistant Director