North Bay Jobless Rates Fall for 3rd Straight Month, With Marin at 3.3%

2 articles · Updated · The Santa Rosa Press Democrat · Jun 19

Six North Bay counties posted lower unemployment in May, extending a three-month decline; Marin had the region’s lowest rate at 3.3%, followed by Napa at 3.6% and Sonoma at 3.7%.
Lake County remained the only North Bay county above the state’s 4.7% unadjusted rate, at 6.0%, but it also logged the biggest month-to-month improvement, dropping from 6.7% in April.
California’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate held at 5.3% as statewide hiring stayed weak, with employers adding just 3,100 jobs from April to May across 11 major industries.
102,900 jobs were added statewide over the past year, a 0.6% gain; recent hiring was led by education and health services and leisure and hospitality, while professional and business services lost 6,900 jobs.