Bay Area Adds More Than 23,000 Jobs in November, Best One-Month Showing on Record
The upswing reached throughout the Bay Area geographically and was bolstered by strength in a wide array of industries.
“Santa Clara County is on fire, the San Francisco metro (area) is on fire, and now the East Bay is joining with strong job gains,” said Stephen Levy, director of the Palo Alto-based Center for Continuing Study of the California Economy.
“The quality of the job growth really stands out to me,” said Jordan Levine, director of economic research with Beacon Economics. “A lot of it is well-paying jobs. It’s not just seasonal and holiday jobs.”
Santa Clara County added 8,600 jobs, including 5,600 in tech, 900 in the hotel and restaurant business and 700 construction positions, according to a Beacon analysis of the EDD figures.