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April 16, 2021 - Joint Venture’s Institute for Regional Studies released analysis that shows late 2020 economic restrictions, along with a wave of COVID-19 cases contributed to an unemployment rate reaching nearly 6% in December. Since then, the region has experienced a gradual decline to 5.1% in March.
Silicon Valley’s 5.1% unemployment rate is less than half of the April high (11.6%), but remains higher than the 3.2% of mid-March last year.
The Silicon Valley Institute for Regional Studies is the research arm of Joint Venture Silicon Valley, and is housed within the organization. Research topics focus on economic and community health issues within Silicon Valley and the greater Bay Area, as well as on broader regional issues.
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The site is maintained and constantly updated by Joint Venture's Silicon Valley Institute for Regional Studies, and is a robust collection of charts and information with links to local, regional, and national data sources, as well as additional related online resources within the following categories: People, Economy, Society, Place, and Governance. There are also metrics presented through an equity lens.
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