Another drop in the unemployment rate for Nevada County. The April rate is down nearly half-a-point, from March, at three-point-three percent. State labor market analyst Luis Allejo says civilian employment actually dropped, especially in the Leisure and Hospitality sector. But he says joblessness went down even further…
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The March rate was also the lowest ever recorded for that month. Allejo says this is also the 88th straight month that the rate was lower than a year ago, or going back to 2011.
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Nevada County has the 15th lowest jobless rate among the 58 counties.
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