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Peninsula economy labor growth stalled

Original post made on Jul 24, 2017

A midyear analysis of Silicon Valley and San Francisco Peninsula economic trends shows unemployment at its lowest rate since the dot-com boom, but job growth has slowed and growth in the labor force has stopped, according to a July update by the Silicon Valley Institute for Regional Studies.

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Posted by Putin's Plan?
a resident of Another Mountain View Neighborhood
on Jul 24, 2017 at 10:47 pm

Give credit to President Putin who brought us President Trump who supports rich corporate executives getting richer - quality of life be damned.


Posted by Anke
a resident of North Whisman
on Jul 25, 2017 at 2:31 pm

"Google, which plans to add as many as 20,000 jobs in San Jose"

Bringing in 40,000 (or more) people, and pushing out how many San Jose community members? People who already endure crushing commutes to their low- or moderate-income jobs in cities where they can't even think about living to be closer to work


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