COVID-19 Hits Jobs, Economy Hard

Shelter-in-place orders are proving critical in stemming the transmission of COVID-19, but they are also having a profound impact on the economy as commerce grinds to a halt and unemployment soars to unprecedented levels. As part of our continuing series of webinars focused on COVID-19, the Bay Area Council this week welcomed Jerry Nickelsburg, Director of the UCLA Anderson Forecast, and Kathryn McDonald, Investment Strategist for Bank of America, for a discussion with Bay Area Council Economic Institute Research Analyst Isabel Monteleone on the economic impacts of COVID-19 and the outlook for recovery.Watch the webinar on COVID-19 and its economic impacts>>