The week in review: October 26–30
The week of October 26–30 on sfo.metrotrendlines.com, in 10 posts.
Monday, October 26 — San Francisco-metro education and health jobs, September 2026. San Francisco-metro education and health employers had 440,800 people on payroll in September 2026, up 2.6% from a year earlier. That is 18.2% of all payroll jobs in the metro, against 17.8% a year before.
Monday, October 26 — San Francisco-metro professional services jobs, September 2026. San Francisco-metro professional and business services employers had 469,000 people on payroll in September 2026, down 0.8% from a year earlier. That is 19.4% of all payroll jobs in the metro, against 19.6% a year before.
Tuesday, October 27 — San Francisco-metro finance jobs, September 2026. San Francisco-metro financial activities employers had 119,300 people on payroll in September 2026, down 4.8% from a year earlier. That is 4.9% of all payroll jobs in the metro, against 5.2% a year before.
Tuesday, October 27 — San Francisco-metro trade and transport jobs, September 2026. San Francisco-metro trade, transportation and utilities employers had 337,300 people on payroll in September 2026, up 1.0% from a year earlier. That is 13.9% of all payroll jobs in the metro, against 13.8% a year before.
Wednesday, October 28 — San Francisco-metro government jobs, September 2026. San Francisco-metro government employers had 340,500 people on payroll in September 2026, up 3.1% from a year earlier. That is 14.1% of all payroll jobs in the metro, against 13.7% a year before.
Wednesday, October 28 — San Francisco-metro other services jobs, September 2026. San Francisco-metro other services employers had 87,100 people on payroll in September 2026, up 0.6% from a year earlier. That is 3.6% of all payroll jobs in the metro, against 3.6% a year before.
Thursday, October 29 — San Francisco building permits, September 2026. The San Francisco metro permitted 9,775 housing units in the twelve months through September 2026, up 60.6% from the twelve months before. The twelve-month total peaked at 23,242 in May 1989 and bottomed at 3,474 in December 2009.
Thursday, October 29 — San Francisco home prices, August 2026. The monthly home-price refresh, from the two measures that disagree usefully. Case-Shiller put the San Francisco index at 366.0 in August 2026, up 3.4% on the year.
Friday, October 30 — California jobless claims, week of Oct 24, 2026. California workers filed 39,628 initial unemployment claims in the week ending Oct 24, 2026; the steadier four-week average is 39,371, down 6.3% from the same weeks a year ago. Read the chart in two parts.
Friday, October 30 — 311 cases in San Francisco, August 2026. San Francisco’s open-data portal lists 76,225 311 cases opened for August 2026, down 11.7% on a year earlier. The 12-month average is 72,704 a month.
The week in review: every post from October 26–30, summarised from its own listing blurb and linked. Assembled each Saturday from the posts that actually published that week.