Bay Area Stays California’s Tightest Labor Market in April With San Mateo at 3.3% and San Francisco at 3.5%

Northern California's urban core continued to anchor the state's strongest employment numbers in April 2026, as San Mateo County's 3.3 percent jobless rate and San Francisco's 3.5 percent kept the Bay Area well ahead of the statewide average — even as the technology and media jobs the region depends on slipped for another month. California's […]