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Lake County’s jobless rate up in December

Written by Lake County News reports

Monday, 21 January 2008

LAKE COUNTY – The county's unemployment rate is continuing to rise, according to the latest figures from the state.

Lake County’s December 2007 unemployment rate was 9.0 percent, up 0.8 percent from last month and 1.8 percent above the year-ago, December 2006 rate, reported Dennis Mullins of the Employment Development Department's Labor Market Information Division for the North Coast Region.

According to previous Employment Development Department reports, Lake County's 2007 unemployment numbers were consistently higher than those in 2006.

Mullins reported that Lake County's rate compares to a seasonally unadjusted rate of 5.9 percent for California and 4.8 percent for the U.S.

The county's December 9.0 percent unemployment rate tied it with Lassen County for 38^th place statewide, according to Employment Development Department statistics.

Some surrounding county rates included 6.5 percent for Mendocino, and 4.7 percent for Sonoma, Mullins reported.

Marin had the lowest rate in the State with 3.9 percent, according to Mullins, while Colusa and Imperial Counties had the highest at 17.9 percent.

Lake County's civilian workforce reached 26,950 in December, up 10 from November and 820 more than December 2006, state statistics showed.

Total industry employment increased 560 jobs (3.9 percent) between December 2006 and December 2007, ending the year-over period with 14,970.

Year-over job growth occurred in farm; manufacturing; trade, transportation and utilities; information; private educational and health services; and government, Mullins reported.

Mullins added that year-over job losses occurred in natural resources, mining, and construction; financial activities; professional and business services; and other services. Leisure and hospitality had no change over the year.

The farm sector led industry gainers adding 390 jobs over the year, Mullins reported. Government was up 140; private educational and health services, and trade, transportation and utilities gained 70 and 50 respectively. Manufacturing and information were up 10 jobs each.

Natural resources, mining and construction led decliners dropping 60 jobs, according to Mullins. Financial activities was down 30; professional and business services, and other services were down 10 jobs each for the period.

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bushenomics 2008
written by smurf, January 21, 2008

after 8 years of george bush we have rising crime rates, rising unemployment, tanking stock market and dollar, rising federal and trade deficit and everybody hates us too! In other words, a complete disaster using the republican template for success-which is "more for us-none for you". Bush 41 and 43 should be in jail for mass murder among other crimes, along with Kissinger and Clinton.

Fuzzy math
written by Donna Christopher, January 21, 2008

our 9% rate equates with a 5.9% or 4.8% elsewhere - your right smurf, Bushworld bushleague math. "Leisure and hospitality had no change over the year." Well, thank goodness the well heeled aren't suffering. :wink: Is the only thing the Employment office good at is making sure they themselves keep employed?? I know far more unemployed or underemployed people who have no use for the EDD and are not even on their radar screen so reality check - its a helluva lot worse out here than these stats reflect.

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