Some mixed news for Nevada County on the job front The first unemployment numbers are out for the year. Luis Alejo is a Labor Market Consultant for the state Employment Development Department. He says unemployment has gone up from the previous month, but down from a year ago…
Nevada County’s jobless rate is slightly higher than the national rate of 6.1 percent, but almost a full point lower than the state average of 7.3 percent. Alejo says the reason for the December to January jump is primarily in the retail sector…
There’s usually a hiring increase in December for the holidays, and those people are laid off in January. Alejo says, though, the overall outlook is positive…
The total number of jobs in Nevada County is 30, 920 for January–an increase of 40 over December of last year.
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