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More than 2.3 million women over the age of 20 across the country that have dropped out or been forced out of work since February 2020 compared to 1.8 million men.
Bay Area s migration is real, but Postal Service data shows California exodus isn t
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Despite all the talk of people leaving the Bay Area during the pandemic, only a small fraction of residents have left the state, suggesting that reports of an exodus have been exaggerated, according to a Chronicle analysis of United States Postal Service data.
Only 3.7% of the households and businesses that filed address changes in five Bay Area counties from March to November 2020 left California, a total of 4,264 move outs, according to the data.
SAN FRANCISCO
Even on a foggy San Francisco morning, the view from Scott Simmons’ 25th-floor apartment stretches from downtown to Golden Gate Park. The home of the 42-year-old tech worker is also spacious for a one-bedroom, featuring hardwood floors, new appliances and granite countertops.
A year ago, when he was sharing a two-bedroom place with his brother, Simmons couldn’t have imagined living in an apartment like this one. But last fall, when Simmons heard about big rent declines during the COVID-19 pandemic, he discovered he could get way more for his money in the heart of San Francisco than in the neighborhood where he was doubling up in Oakland.
BART and the Capitol Corridor Joint Powers Authority recently unveiled a plan to build a second transbay rail crossing and increase rail connection throughout the Bay Area and Northern California.