Nevada County’s unemployment rate continued its stagnant trend in September. After going up just two-tenths of a point in August, it took an identical drop last month, to four-point-eight percent, according to Brandon Ceniceros with the state’s Employment Development Department.

 

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But Ceniceros says the rate did manage to drop a bit, thanks to a seasonal surge of employment in the Government Sector, which includes teachers, administrators, and staff returning to work at schools. Meanwhile, he notes some differing trends for the rest of the year…

 

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Nevada County has the 17^th lowest jobless rate among the state’s 58 counties. Looking at nearby counties in the region…Placer County ranks 9^th, Yuba County is 44^th, Sutter County is 49^th, and Sacramento ranks 21^st lowest. San Mateo County once again holds onto the lowest rate in California, at three-point-nine-percent. Imperial County still has the highest rate, at over 20-percent.