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Los Angeles Regains 16k Jobs In May; Still Down 252k Since Start Of Pandemic
Galperin's "COVID-19 Job Losses in L.A." map was first released last month, showing job losses in March and April, and has been updated.
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) — The city of Los Angeles has regained 16,000 jobs in May, but remains down more than 252,000 jobs since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, according to a map released by City Controller Ron Galperin.
Galperin’s “COVID-19 Job Losses in L.A.” map was first released last month, showing job losses in March and April, and has been updated to reflect slight gains as businesses started to reopen in May.
According to the map, the bulk of job losses are in accommodation and food services with 75,042 jobs lost, followed by 45,391 jobs lost in the information sector. Retail remains down 28,327 jobs.
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Read more at CBS Los Angeles: https://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2020/07/06/los-angeles-regains-16k-jobs-still-down-252k-since-pandemic/
