For the first time in five months, Nevada County’s jobless rate has gone up. It’s a point-six-percent increase, from May to June, to three-point-eight percent. But Luis Allejo, with the State Employment Development Department, says it’s not unusual…

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Allejo says the most notable job increase was also seasonal, with 510 more jobs in the Leisure and Hospitality sector. Normally, the average is around 400…

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Allejo also points out that this is still the lowest June rate since 2000 and Nevada County has the 13th lowest rate among the state’s 58 counties. It was four-point-one percent a year ago. Meanwhile, Nevada County’s average weekly wage, at 919 dollars, is the 25th highest for the fourth quarter of last year, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.