https://www.siliconvalley.com/2021/02/16/silicon-valley-huge-job-losses-2020-tech-gains-economy-covid/ > SAN JOSE — Silicon Valley suffered mammoth job losses during 2020, huge declines that affected nearly every industry — except for the tech sector, whose employers managed small job gains despite coronavirus-linked economic woes, a report released Tuesday shows. > The job losses in Silicon Valley during 2020 were so severe that they exceeded the employment setbacks in the region during the dot-com debacle, according to the new report by Joint Venture Silicon Valley.