A very slight monthly drop for Nevada County’s unemployment rate, or from 4.5 to 4.4% in December. Luis Allejo, with the Employment Development Department, says although job creation continued to be stagnant last year, the county still has one of the lowest rates in California, or 13th among the 58 counties…

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The biggest monthly increase was in the Leisure and Hospitality Sector, or 310 jobs. Another notable increase was in Retail Trade, with a gain of 80 jobs, mainly temporary work for the holiday season…

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The biggest job drop was in Mining, Logging, and Construction, at 90, which is also a seasonal sector. Overall, civilian employment in Nevada County increased by only 10 jobs in December, but there were were 40 fewer unemployed, among the civilian labor force of over 45,000. Meanwhile, California’s rate also fell a-tenth of a point, to 5.2%, although payrolls only grew by 3700 jobs, compared to just 12,900 in November.