April 2017 Job Report
Highlights for policy makers:
• Unemployment Rate Eases to 4.8%; Total Employment Up 27,800
• Labor Force Participation Rate Level Unchanged at 62.1%
• State Employment Growth Rankings—California Remains in 2nd Place Behind Florida
• Nonfarm Jobs Down 16,300
• 5 Industries Below 2007 Pre-Recession Job Levels
• Job Gains by Wage Level
• 2016:Q2 Jobs, Wage & Establishment Data Updated
• Two-Tier Economy Persists—Central Valley Unemployment Nearly Twice as High as Bay Area
• Bay Area Provided 42% of Net Employment Growth Since Recession
• 8 California MSAs in the 10 Worst Unemployment Rates Nationally