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San Mateo County's Unemployment Rate is Lowest in Bay Area: EDD

Newly released data shows the Peninsula area ranks the lowest in local unemployment rates.

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San Mateo County had the lowest and Solano County the highest unemployment rates in the Bay Area last month, according to California's Employment Development Department.

The unemployment rate in San Mateo County was 3 percent, while the unemployment rate in Solano County was 5.6 percent in February. Marin County recorded the second lowest rate among Bay Area counties at 3.2 percent, followed by San Francisco County at 3.3 percent, employment officials said.

The unemployment rate in Santa Clara County was also below 4 percent, at 3.8 percent. Alameda, Contra Costa, Sonoma and Napa counties all had rates between 4.1 percent and 4.5 percent, according to employment officials.

– By Bay City News Service. Image via Shutterstock.

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