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 ...
San Francisco, Oakland add more than 10,000 construction jobs
Construction employment grew in the San Francisco and Oakland metropolitan areas over the past year.
Rebecca Kaplan elected Oakland City Council president
Veteran councilwoman Rebecca Kaplan was elected president of the Oakland City Council at the council's first meeting ...
Gordon Mar seizes Election Night lead in Sunset
San Francisco District 4 candidate Gordon Mar leads Tuesday night against candidate Jessica Ho.
Striking Marriott workers march in San Francisco, San Jose, Oakland
The strike by hotel housekeepers, bellmen, cooks, dishwashers and other workers against Marriott Hotels continued Saturday.
Thousands of Marriott workers strike
Thousands of Marriott hotel workers in San Francisco and San Jose went on strike Thursday morning to demand higher pay, more job security ...
Golden Gate Fields workers avert strike with short-term deal
A possible strike by workers for opening day at Golden Gate Fields Thursday was averted under a ...
Bay Area jobless rates hover near record lows
June unemployment in the San Francisco Bay Area was very low, data from the California Employment Development ...
Kaiser responds to scheduled union protests
Kaiser Permanente responded to 32 union protests being held across California during February and March by calling ...
Supes green-light recreational pot rules
Sales of recreational cannabis will begin in January following the approval of regulations for the new industry.
Unemployment sign-up extended for fire victims
People whose jobs were affected by the North Bay wildfires have about another month to file for disaster unemployment assistance.
Supes all agree: Justin Herman’s name has to go
All 11 San Francisco supervisors approved a resolution to urge the removal Justin Herman’s name from the ...
Silicon Valley job growth drops from 2016
A report released by a regional research institute said that growth in employment in Silicon Valley, which ...
Higher wages lead to failed eateries, says study
Preliminary results of a new study based on data on SF Bay Area restaurants suggest that higher ...
Port swings deal to keep Pier 70 open
A San Francisco shipyard faced with potential closure due to a legal dispute between its former and ...
Legal dispute imperils hundreds of shipyard jobs
City and Port of San Francisco officials Thursday said they are trying to keep open a shipyard at Pier 70 that employs more ...
Bay Area unemployment remains low
Two Bay Area counties had unemployment rates below 3 percent last month, while all but one county ...
60k housing units needed on Peninsula
The San Francisco Bay Area's Peninsula region is short tens of thousands of housing units because of ...
San Mateo County leads Bay Area with lowest unemployment
In the Bay Area, San Mateo County had the lowest unemployment rate for the month of August, ...
Hundreds hired at Oakland career summit
About 300 young people found jobs Thursday in Oakland at the first nationwide stop for My Brother's ...
VC firm owes $331k to unpaid interns
A San Jose venture capital firm has been ordered to pay more than $300,000 in back wages and damages to dozens of employees.
California job growth continues five-year recovery
The state's unemployment rate decreased to 5.8 percent in October from 5.9 percent in September.
Post office hiring seasonal workers
San Francisco postal district officials have announced they are hiring workers for the holiday season.
Twitter chirps plans to lay off hundreds
The San Francisco-based micro-blogging website Twitter announced Tuesday morning that it will lay off hundreds of its ...
Chevron slashes 500 San Ramon jobs
Roughly 500 people working out of Chevron's corporate offices in San Ramon will be losing their jobs.
California jobless rate dips to 6.9 percent
California's unemployment rate dropped to 6.9 percent in January as the number of people unemployed dropped by 31,000.
SF unemployment touches record low
California's unemployment rate dropped to 7 percent in December, while San Francisco dropped to 3.8 percent.
FBI seeks geeks to battle cybercrime
The FBI is looking for "tech talent" to help protect the United States from cyber-based attacks.
SF job, real estate markets booming
Economic data for the City and County of San Francisco indicate the job and residential real estate ...
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Here at SFBay, we've got exciting plans for the future of news in the Bay Area. And ...
Bay Area jobs flourish as farm work withers
Jobless rates in the South Bay and San Francisco are at their lowest in five years.
Wells Fargo slashes jobs amid lending slump
Wells Fargo, the biggest US mortgage lender, said it would cut 925 jobs due to a decline ...
Jobless claims tumble to five-year low
New claims for unemployment benefits fell more than expected to their lowest level since 2008.
City pushes to create 6,000 youth jobs
Mayor Ed Lee is urging local companies and The City to create at least 6,000 summer jobs ...
Job seekers face stiff scrutiny for scarce jobs
Of all the demands placed on job seekers today, the most difficult hoop to jump through may ...
Silicon Valley sees job surge
A report released Tuesday indicates that Silicon Valley is not only returning, but exceeding the heyday of dot-com boom job growth.
