Economy

California’s unemployment rate fell to 4.7 percent in May, as state businesses added approximately 17,600 jobs, according to data released Friday. That equals the lowest jobless rate recorded in California since November 2000, the Employment Development Department reported in its monthly study of California’s job market. The percentage was down …

The Inland Empire added 20.6 million square feet of industrial-logistical space and had another 16.7 million under construction during 2015, far outdistancing Los Angeles and Orange counties in those categories, according to a report released Monday. Much of that activity in Riverside and San Bernardino counties was driven by the …

There was good news and not-so-good news in the jobs report released by the U.S. Department of Labor on Friday. The good news was that the national unemployment rate declined to 4.3 percent, 16-year low, during May. The not-so-good news was that the economy added only 138,000 non-agricultural jobs last …

The Inland Empire’s manufacturing sector continued to grow during May. The region’s purchasing managers index was 62.7 last month, up from 56.8 in April, according to data released Thursday by the Institute of Applied Research and Policy Analysis at Cal State San Bernardino. More important, the index was above 50 …

The San Bernardino County Workforce Development Board will host the East Valley Regional 2017 Job Fair next month. The event, which will feature hundreds of job applicants, is scheduled to be held from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. June 22  at the National Orange Show, 689 S. E St. in …

The Inland Empire will add an estimated 46,600 jobs by the end of this year, continuing an economic expansion that began six years ago and shows no signs of slowing down, according to one of the region’s best-known economists. Should that forecast hold up, the two-county region will have added …