The Bay Area suffered fresh job losses in May as economic woes widened in the region, while California posted modest job gains last month, an unsettling new state government report shows.
The South Bay and Sonoma County were the only two urban centers in the Bay Area that gained jobs in May, while the San Francisco metro region, East Bay, Marin County and Solano County all lost jobs. Napa County reported no change in its job totals, according to the state Employment Development Department report.
The Bay Area lost 4,900 jobs in May, a setback that means the region has lost jobs in four of the five months so far in 2025. All of the numbers in the EDD’s monthly report were adjusted for seasonal volatility…