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October Jobless Rate Lowest In 11 Years

Posted: Nov. 20, 2017 12:15 AM PST

New employment numbers are out for California’s counties. And Nevada County’s jobless rate is the lowest, for October, since 2006. Employment Development Department analyst, Luis Allejo, says that’s 3.7%…

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It was a minor monthly drop, from September, of .3%, also down .8% from a year ago. Only 2 sectors showed job increases, with the Government sector showing the largest gains. But Allejo says no specifics are available for that category…

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The other sector showing minor gains was Mining, Logging, and Construction. Once again, Nevada County had the 13th-lowest rate among the state’s 58 counties. Placer County had the 10th- lowest rate.

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