2020: Year in Review

San Francisco Bay Region: The Labor Market in 2020

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 special edition newsletter, we review employment across the Bay Region during 2020, and reflect on considerations for the workforce and labor market moving forward.

In keeping with how the California Employment Development Department (EDD) provides the data, data in this newsletter on unemployment and industry employment are presented by metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs). Table 1 below provides a crosswalk of how these metropolitan areas align with counties and the sub-regions established by the California Community College Chancellor’s Office (CCCCO).

Unemployment

The figure below presents unemployment rates across the Bay Region for the most recent two years, from January 2019 to December 2020. Looking back at 2020, unemployment rates skyrocketed in March-April after stay at home orders were first issued in March. While generally decreasing since then, unemployment has continued to remain elevated compared to rates seen in 2019, leaving numbers of workers unemployed throughout the region as the pandemic continues into 2021. Visit here to read more on understanding the unemployment rate especially during Covid-19.

Data source: Labor Market Information Division of the California Employment Development Department (EDD). Data collected 2nd week every month.

Visit the link below to read the full 2020 in Review newsletter.

2020 in Review

Additional Resources

For additional labor market information for California and the Bay Region, visit: Statewide Centers of Excellence (COE) for Labor Market Research San Francisco Bay COE / BACCC Bay Regional Directors' Communities of Practice Bay Area Council Economic Profile California Industry Employment Changes Calculator California Policy Lab - California Unemployment During the Covid-19 Pandemic Brookings Job Mobility Pathways tool Federal Reserve Opportunity Occupations Monitor

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Questions? Comments?

This newsletter is intended to provide useful labor market data and information relevant to the San Francisco Bay Region. Please contact us if you have any questions about the newsletter, or suggestions for additional data and information you would like to see in future newsletters.   John Carrese, Director jcarrese@ccsf.edu   Chris Lee, Assistant Director culee@ccsf.edu