Economy

The Inland Empire will likely lose 70,600 jobs this year because of COVID-19, according to a recent forecast.  That would be a 4.5 percent drop – from 1,556,900 jobs to 1,486,300 jobs  – between 2019 and 2020, longtime Inland economist John Husing predicted in his most recent quarterly report on …

The federal government’s employment report for April wasn’t the disaster a lot of people expected it to be. Whether it was a blip or a sign that the economy has absorbed the worst blows from COVID-19, remains to be seen. What to make of the U.S. jobs report for May? …

Inland Empire manufacturing roared back in May, one month after one of its worst month’s ever. The region’s purchasing managers index was 56.9, up from an abysmal 41.8 in April, the Institute of Applied Research and Policy Analysis at Cal State San Bernardino reported Monday. That’s good news, but it …

California jobless rate hit 15.5 percent in April, as employers eliminated a record 2.3 million jobs, according to data. About one-fifth of the state’s workforce was put out of work last month, as every major industrial sector in the state recorded job losses, the state Employment Development Department reported. Because …

The U.S. unemployment rate rose to 14.7 percent in April, the highest rate since the Great Depression. In all, 20.5 million jobs went away last month – the worst job-loss month on record – as the COVID-19 pandemic continued to take a sledge hammer to the economy, according to data …

The Inland Empire’s manufacturing sector took another major hit in April, as the full impact of COVID-19 continued to be felt. The purchasing managers index for the fourth month of the year was 41.8, down from 43.3 in March and well below the 50 benchmark that determines if manufacturing is …