Coronavirus unemployment: Bay Area planned layoffs soar

Coronavirus unemployment: Bay Area planned layoffs soar

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https://www.mercurynews.com/2020/04/30/coronavirus-unemployment-bay-area-layoffs-oakland-athletics-monterey-bay-aquarium-tech-retail-restaurant-jobs-economy/

OAKLAND — Bay Area employers have filed official warnings for layoffs affecting nearly five times as many workers in April compared with March, staffing reductions that include the Oakland Athletics baseball club, the Monterey Bay Aquarium, and Fry’s Electronics.

Through April 29, the state’s labor agency had receive official WARN notices alerting the state agency of layoffs that affect slightly more than 69,000 workers in the Bay Area, according to documents on file with the Employment Development Department.