In April, the Bay Area rebounded from prior job losses, adding 4,200 jobs, with the South Bay accounting for 2,900 of those gains. This upswing contrasts with earlier predictions that federal tariff fluctuations would diminish hiring activity. While California added a total of 17,700 jobs in the same month and the unemployment rate remained stable at 5.3%, the job market outlook for 2025 remains precarious, with significant job losses observed in the first four months of the year.
Despite the one-month improvement for California and the Bay Area, job markets in the state and Bay Area continue to wobble in 2025.
The Bay Area gained 4,200 jobs in April, defying predictions that the gyrations in the federal government's tariff efforts would throttle hiring activity in the region.
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