Sacramento’s Labor Market Is Losing Ground Where It Can Least Afford To — and Healthcare Can Only Do So Much to Make Up the Difference

The state capital posts a 5.2 percent unemployment rate for Sacramento County and a negative year-over payroll trend for the broader MSA, with construction plunging 6.8 percent and professional services falling nearly 5 percent. Healthcare is growing fast, but not fast enough to offset the damage. Sacramento has always occupied an unusual place in the […]