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Bay Area and California both gain thousands of jobs in August, new report shows
1+ day, 19+ hour ago (690+ words) In a hiring upswing, the Bay Area and California both gained thousands of jobs in August, according to a government report released Friday. Employers added 7,800 jobs in the Bay Area in August, while California gained 39,400 last month, the U.S. Bureau of…...
The Best College Majors If You’re Undecided (And Care About ROI)
11+ hour, 5+ min ago (300+ words) Choosing a major feels like it should come with a manual, but most 18-year-olds are asked to bet four years and six figures on a decision they’re not remotely prepared to make. If you’re undecided and want a degree that…...
Your Biggest Competitor Might Be Your Own Distraction
22+ hour, 14+ min ago (329+ words) You probably think your biggest competitor is another business. Someone with more money. More followers. A bigger team. A better website. Maybe …...
Southern California job market hits record high in August
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (700+ words) Southern California bosses grew their staffs to record levels this summer, even though job creation is running at almost half the pace we’ve seen in the past. My trusty spreadsheet looked at state job counts released Friday, Sept. 18, and found…...
Bay Area, South Bay, East Bay, California all add thousands of jobs
1+ day, 22+ hour ago (690+ words) In a hiring upswing, the Bay Area and California both gained thousands of jobs in August, according to a government report released Friday. Employers added 7,800 jobs in the Bay Area in August, while California gained 39,400 last month, the U.S. Bureau of…...
California is missing out on America’s working-class boom
1+ day, 21+ hour ago (462+ words) California’s new jobs numbers came out on Friday, and they paint a mixed picture. On the one hand, California led the nation in the number of jobs created in August, at 39,400. On the other hand, California has the highest unemployment…...
San Diego unemployment ticks up. Here’s the good news
1+ day, 22+ hour ago (686+ words) San Diego County unemployment ticked up a bit from the previous month, with job growth in private education, healthcare, retail and leisure blunted by losses in higher education and the construction industry. But the overall economic outlook for the region…...
How the nation’s 2 oddest job markets create California traffic jams
2+ day, 11+ hour ago (1077+ words) Building more reasonably priced housing near good-paying jobs could cut California’s long commutes and trim – not increase – traffic jams for everybody. Let me use geeky differences in employment statistics to demonstrate how the nation’s two oddest job markets – the Inland…...
Why did a Burger King employee take a bath at work?
2+ day, 17+ hour ago (626+ words) Quitting a fast food job usually involves little more than turning in a uniform and walking out the door. One Burger King employee reportedly had something else in mind. After weeks of arguing with his manager, he allegedly decided to…...
Protect farmers from uncertainty by getting the H-2A wage methodology right
3+ day, 1+ hour ago (494+ words) Policy Analyst for the Center for Food, Power, and Life, John Locke Foundation Agriculture depends heavily on immigrant labor, particularly for seasonal crops that cannot be easily mechanized. As I documented in my 2025 John Locke Foundation report, “Harvest on Hold,…...