The highest rate of joblessness in July was in Lake County at 7.6%, while Napa County\u2019s rate of 4.4% was the lowest in the six-county region.<\/p>\n
Jobless rates in July rose in the six-county North Bay region for the second straight month, according to figures released Friday.<\/p>\n
California\u2019s month-over-month rate ticked up from 5.4% in June to 5.5% in July, according to the state Employment Development Department.<\/p>\n
Napa County\u2019s unemployment rate of 4.4% in July was the lowest in the region. Marin and Sonoma counties followed, with rates of 4.8% and 4.9%, respectively. Solano County\u2019s jobless rate last month was 5.9%. Mendocino County\u2019s unemployment rate was 6.1% and Lake County\u2019s rate was 7.6%, according to the EDD.<\/p>\n
Since April 2020, California has gained more than 3 million jobs, driven primarily by two industries: private education and health services, and government, according to the state agency.<\/p>\n
Napa County<\/p>\n
The unemployment rate in Napa County was 4.4% in July, up from a revised 4.2% in June. The rate in July 2024 was 4%.<\/p>\n
The county added jobs in manufacturing; mining, logging and construction; and leisure and hospitality. Fewer jobs were available in government.<\/p>\n
Marin County<\/p>\n
The unemployment rate in Marin County was 4.8% in July, up from a revised 4.5% in June. The rate in July 2024 was 4.3%.<\/p>\n
The county added jobs in trade, transportation and utilities, and leisure and hospitality. Fewer jobs were available in government, and professional and business services.<\/p>\n
Sonoma County<\/p>\n
The unemployment rate in Sonoma County was 4.9% in July, up from a revised 4.7% in June. The rate in July 2024 was 4.5%.<\/p>\n
The county added jobs in manufacturing; trade, transportation and utilities; financial activities; professional and business services; and private education and health services. Fewer jobs were available in construction, government, and leisure and hospitality.<\/p>\n
Solano County<\/p>\n
The unemployment rate in Solano County was 5.9% in July, up from a revised 5.6% in June. The rate in July 2024 was 5.4%.<\/p>\n
The county added jobs in manufacturing; trade, transportation and utilities; professional and business services; and leisure and hospitality. Fewer jobs were available in construction, government, and private education and health services.<\/p>\n
Mendocino County<\/p>\n
The jobless rate in Mendocino County was 6.1% in July, up from a revised 5.8% in June. The rate in July 2024 was 5.7%.<\/p>\n
The county added jobs in mining, logging and construction; manufacturing; trade, transportation, warehousing and utilities; retail trade; financial activities; professional and business services; leisure and hospitality; and federal government. Fewer jobs were available in state and local government.<\/p>\n
Lake County<\/p>\n
The jobless rate in Lake County was 7.6% in July, up from a revised 7.3% in June. The rate in July 2024 was 7.1%.<\/p>\n
The county added jobs in manufacturing, mining, logging and construction; trade, transportation, warehousing and utilities; retail trade; professional and business services; private education and health services; and leisure and hospitality. Fewer jobs were available in wholesale trade, and local government.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The highest rate of joblessness in July was in Lake County at 7.6%, while Napa County\u2019s rate of…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":71809,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[64,63,99,180],"class_list":{"0":"post-71808","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-jobs","8":"tag-au","9":"tag-australia","10":"tag-business","11":"tag-jobs"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/71808","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=71808"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/71808\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/71809"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=71808"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=71808"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=71808"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}