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Jobless Rate Here Lowest In Over 18 Years

Posted: Dec. 22, 2017 1:16 PM PST

The unemployment rate for Nevada County, in November, was not only still one of the lowest among the 58 counties, at 3.4%. But Luis Allejo, with the State Employment Development Department, says it’s the lowest in over 18 years, or since September of 1999…

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Our rate is the 13th lowest. Sectors with notable monthly job gains are no surprise for this time of year. Allejo says that includes a 90-job holiday season increase for retail businesses and an even more impressive gain of 130 jobs in the Leisure and Hospitality sector…

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The sector with the biggest job loss is also seasonal. That’s logging, mining, and construction, which lost 80 jobs. The November jobless rate is down .3% from October, but it dropped 1.1% from a year ago.

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