Bay Area
Business & Finance
California’s unemployment paradox: openings and joblessness
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In some areas the jobless rate is increasing, yet the state has also only regained 48 percent of jobs lost during the pandemic.Business & Finance
Napa Valley sees wine grape production plummet amid wildfires, pandemic
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Last year's devastating wildfires plus the economic impact of the pandemic are at the root of the dramatic shift, officials said.COVID-19
Amid California’s unemployment crisis, a tech services gold rush
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The state’s unemployment agency has signed $236 million in private contracts as jobless workers await benefits. EDD says it needs the outside help.Bay Area
Bay Area leisure and hospitality industry may take years to recover after pandemic
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Leisure and hospitality employment has plummeted across the greater Bay Area since the pandemic began a year ago, and a ban on conventions are a big factor in the decline -- and in any bounce back.Bay Area
Bay Area office rentals expected to bounce back after pandemic
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A year of pandemic -- and the attendant shift to working from home for many office workers -- has upended the office rental market, but observers are optimistic about an (eventual) upswing.Bay Area
Grant puts spotlight on inequities in Black-owned businesses
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Thanks to inequalities in banking, zoning and more, Black-owned businesses operate on thin margins, with limited ability to weather hard times.COVID-19
COVID-19 pandemic is speeding up rush to automate some jobs
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Massive shift to online services may threaten Bay Area job recovery.Bay Area
Surprising rise in California entrepreneurs daring to start new businesses during pandemic
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Experts aren't yet sure why so many are taking the plunge but one possibility is the opportunity to make a fresh start in a whole new environment.Bay Area
