- Elizabeth Larson
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Lake County unemployment increases in November
LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – Lake County's unemployment numbers rose in November, according to a new report from the state.
The California Employment Development Department reported that Lake County's November unemployment rate was 12.2 percent, up from 11.6 percent in October but down from 14.2 percent in November 2012.
The statewide unemployment rate for November was 8.5 percent, compared to 8.7 percent in October and 9.9 percent in November 2012, the Employment Development Department reported.
Nationwide, unemployment in November was 7 percent, down from 7.3 percent in October and 7.8 percent the previous November, according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics.
The Employment Development Department said nonfarm jobs in California totaled 14,748,200 in November, an increase of 44,300 jobs, and showed a year-over increase of 226,200 jobs.
In Lake County in November, modest job growth of 0.8 percent occurred in trade, transportation and utilities, and local government, based on the report.
The remaining Lake County industry sectors reported either no growth or job losses, including a seasonal drop of jobs in the farm industry, -34.8 percent; federal government, -12.5 percent; state government, -5.9 percent; leisure and hospitality, -4 percent.
The lowest unemployment rate in the state in November, 4.6 percent, was reported in Marin County, while Imperial had the highest rate, 23.8 percent.
Lake County's November unemployment rate gained it a ranking of No. 50 out of the state's 58 counties.
Lake's neighboring counties ranked as follows in November, according to the Employment Development Department: Colusa, No. 57, 17.8 percent; Glenn, No. 42, 10.9 percent; Mendocino, No. 16, 7.4 percent; Napa and Sonoma tied for No. 5, 6 percent; and Yolo, No. 30, 9.4 percent.
The Employment Development Department reported that there were 465,581 people receiving regular unemployment insurance benefits during the November survey week, compared with 405,761 last month and 391,870 last year.
New claims for unemployment insurance were 72,642 in November 2013, compared with 72,737 in October and 39,879 in November of last year, the agency said.
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