Unemployment in the Coachella Valley

By |2021-04-19T15:15:36-07:00March 8th, 2021|Categories: Coronavirus, Data Digest, Economic Development, Jobs|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , |

Before COVID-19 wreaked havoc on the nation’s economy, the official unemployment rate was 3.5%. As of Friday, March 5, the official rate now stands at 6.2%. Since last April, the nation has lost 9.5 million jobs, more jobs lost than during the Great Recession. But the official unemployment rate only represents the number of people [...]