Slump deepens: Bay Area and California lose thousands of jobs in March

The Bay Area and California both lost thousands of jobs in March, in fresh signs that the statewide employment picture has darkened as the dismal hiring trends of 2025 worsen.

Both California and the Bay Area have lost jobs all three months of 2025, kicking off the year in brutal fashion.

Downtown San Jose, seen in 2023. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group)

The Bay Area lost 5,800 jobs in March, according to information gathered from a post on the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics website.