After dropping slightly in September, Nevada County’s jobless rate was up a bit in October. At two-point-nine percent, that was just a two-tenths-of-a-point rise from September. Luis Alejo, with the state’s Employment Development Department, says most sectors showed little or no change, including Leisure and Hospitality…

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Alejo also notes that the county has fully recovered all the jobs lost during the early months of the pandemic. 74-hundred-10 were lost from February to April of 2020. But by October of this year, 74-hundred-70 were regained. However, Alejo says Leisure and Hospitality is still an exception…

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Retail Trade lost 40 jobs from September to October but has 50 more jobs, compared to a year ago. Construction jobs showed a 30-job monthly gain. Meanwhhile, the jobless rate was about a-point-and-a-half lower than a year ago and the 13th-lowest among the state’s 58 counties.