Megan Greene was speaking weeks ahead of the Bank’s next monetary policy meeting, where it is expected to cut interest rates.

The state jobless rate jumps to 5.5% in March; the tariffs won’t help.

Job losses in the Bay Area included employment downturns in all three of the region’s biggest metro areas. The East Bay lost ...

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the state's unemployment rate was 5.5%, trailing behind Nevada's 5.9% rate.