The Uneven Workplace Recovery from COVID-19: Bay Area versus Central Valley Ellie McKinney, Ina Morton, and Seva Rodnyansky at Occidental College Weekday workplace activity reduction from COVID-19 was more drastic in Bay Area than in the Central Valley. Weekend workplace activity has recovered much faster than weekday workplace activity in both Bay Area and Central Valley. Job losses were immense in close-contact industries in the Bay Area, despite high rates of telecommuting in the Bay Area among white collar workers. For example, over half of workers in hospitality and leisure lost their jobs. As the COVID-19 pandemic persists, it is…