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California’s Jobs Recovery Has Been Stronger than We Thought

By Sarah Bohn, Marisol Cuellar Mejia, Julien Lafortune

While overall employment is still below pre-pandemic levels, the pace of the COVID recovery is unprecedented. Still, some key sectors of the economy have been slower to rebound.

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The Sacramento Area Economy Runs on Government

By Sarah Bohn, Marisol Cuellar Mejia, Julien Lafortune

Public-sector employment, which has declined less in the Sacramento metro area than in other parts of California, may have shielded the capital region from heavy employment losses during the pandemic.

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How Is California’s Child Care Sector Faring?

By Sarah Bohn, Julien Lafortune

Parents are back to work, with the share of employed mothers even higher than it was pre-COVID. But job recovery in the child care sector markedly lags that of the economy overall.

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California’s Economy Takes a Hit

By Sarah Bohn, Marisol Cuellar Mejia, Julien Lafortune

The unemployment rate has at least doubled in all but nine counties during the COVID-19 pandemic, and job loss has affected every sector of the state’s economy.

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A Regional Look at the Availability of Well-Paying Jobs after COVID

By Rachel Lawler, Marisol Cuellar Mejia, Sarah Bohn

The nature of job loss and recovery during the pandemic varies across California’s regions. And these differences are reflected in residents’ views on employment opportunities in their part of the state.

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