October Unemployment Rates For Rohnert Park, Cotati, Sonoma Co.

SONOMA COUNTY, CA — Unemployment rates were below 4 percent in Sonoma and most 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.

Sonoma County's rate was 3.3 percent in October, a slight increase from 3.2 percent in September.

In Rohnert Park, the city's unemployment rate last month was 3.3 percent, which was down from 3.4 percent the month prior.

The city of Cotati's rate was 4.2 percent, down from 4.3 percent in September.

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

The unemployment rate was 4.9 percent statewide compared with 4.1 percent nationwide in October.

Bay City News Service contributed to this report.

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