Posts Tagged: slowdown

Opinion

Job skills critical as California faces employment slowdown

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OPINION:Hidden behind the headline are some facts suggesting the state is headed toward a recession-like slowdown in the economy and job market. First, job growth was not evenly distributed across the state  — roughly 74% of the June job growth was in the Bay Area and Los Angeles unemployment increased by 7,000 claims.

News

Amid jitters, experts eye potential California recession

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There are clouds on California’s economic horizon, but whether they herald a coming recession is uncertain. The experts agree that there is a slowdown, but there is little consensus beyond that.

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