Unemployment Rate Slightly Up In Napa County

NAPA COUNTY, CA — Unemployment rates were below 4 percent in Napa and seven other San Francisco Bay Area counties in October, officials with the California Employment Development Department said.

San Mateo County had the lowest rate at 2.5 percent followed by Marin County at 2.6 percent and San Francisco County at 2.7 percent, according to non-seasonally adjusted numbers released Friday by the EDD.

The rates were between 3 and 3.5 percent in Santa Clara, Sonoma, Napa, Alameda and Contra Costa counties.

Napa County's rate was 3.4 percent in October, a slight increase from 3.2 percent in September.

In the city of Napa, the unemployment rate last month was 3.4 percent, which was down from 3.6 percent the month prior. The county's second-largest city, American Canyon, saw an unemployment rate last month of 4 percent.

Solano County had the highest unemployment rate for October in the Bay Area at 4.3 percent.

Statewide, the unemployment rate in October was 4.9 percent; nationwide, it was 4.1 percent.

Bay City News Service contributed to this report.

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