Storm clouds over Bay Area Employment???

Wan as is pallid and sickly… or so ends the Year 2013 on the employment front. Employment in the Bay Area peaked in September and the labor force reached its zenith in July. The labor force trendline is sloping downward and the employment line spent the last half of the year dithering. Don’t believe the unemployment rate. Not sure what it means anymore. (See the SF Bay Area Employment Page above for the latest table.)