Quarterly 2025 Market and Hiring Trends
Bay Area Technology
The DeWinter Q2 2025 Market and Hiring Trends Report is your essential guide to navigating today's dynamic job landscape. This isn't just a collection of data; it's a strategic resource, giving you the economic data, hiring insights, and expert analysis from the DeWinter team, all in one easy-to-use report.
Inside, you'll find a concise overview of the national and California job markets, from key economic indicators like job growth and unemployment rates to in-demand roles in technology and the state of private equity in the Bay Area.
Q2 Market and Hiring Report Summary
National Snapshot
- The U.S. economy added 191,000 in Q2 of 2025, according to the latest report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
- The June unemployment rate was 4.1 percent, a small decrease from May. Since May of 2024, the unemployment rate has stayed between 4.0 percent to 4.2 percent.
California
- While California saw a minor loss of 6,100 jobs in June 2025, the state still recorded a net gain of 101,100 nonfarm jobs over the past twelve months.
- California's unemployment rate in June 2025 remained largely stable at 5.4%, showing only a slight increase of 0.1% from 5.3% in June 2024.
The Bay Area
- The Bay Area reported an unemployment rate of 4.7% in June of 2025, lower than the state average.
- So far in 2025, the Bay Area has claimed the highest portion of total deal value by metro area at 58% according to PitchBook.
DeWinter’s Finance & Accounting Hiring Insights
- Across Q2, our finance and accounting consulting divisions saw high demand for Accounting Directors and Managers, Senior Accountants, and Finance Analysts, Managers, and Directors.
Private Equity’s Mid-Year Outlook
- Despite overall market volatility and trade policy concerns in 2025 making IPO conditions less favorable than anticipated, PE-backed companies are still achieving a strong showing, with their outlook tracking as expected in terms of market share capture.
- PE-backed companies are significantly increasing their share of IPO capital in 2025, exceeding initial predictions and reaching a record high of approximately 56.1%, largely at the expense of non-backed companies, according to recent data from PitchBook.
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