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Uploaded: Friday, October 19, 2012, 11:36 AM

Unemployment rates drop in California, Bay Area
New report shows California unemployment at 10.2 percent, down from 10.6

Unemployment rates fell sharply across California in September, including in the Bay Area where one county's rate fell below 6 percent, according to a report released Friday, Oct.19, by state employment officials.

California's unemployment rate dropped to 10.2 percent in September, compared to 10.6 percent in August, according to the state's Employment Development Department. That rate is also down from 11.7 percent in September 2011.

In the Bay Area, Marin County dropped its state-low rate from 6.3 percent to 5.8 percent over the past month, according to the report. San Francisco's rate also dropped sharply from 7.4 percent in August to 6.9 percent in September while Solano County, which typically has the highest unemployment numbers in the region, saw its rate fall to 9.3 percent compared to 10 percent in August.

The state's unemployment rate is derived from a federal survey of 5,500 households throughout California.

— Bay City News Service

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Posted by Republican Ron, a resident of the Barron Park neighborhood, on Oct 19, 2012 at 2:09 pm

SHHH! ixnay on the ooodgay umbersnay! We're trying to fool people into thinking things are getting worse. We can do that if you tell the truth.

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Posted by resident, a resident of Mountain View, on Oct 19, 2012 at 2:12 pm

No surprise given the way home prices and freeway traffic have been soaring in recent months.

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Posted by Jan H., a resident of the Old Palo Alto neighborhood, on Oct 19, 2012 at 7:29 pm

I would rather have freeway traffic than massive unemployment again.

Some people do think the numbers are being fudged, though.

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Posted by 10% is Good?, a resident of Menlo Park, on Oct 22, 2012 at 2:15 pm

Relect the current guy....four years to 10.2% is outstanding. Add in the people that just gave up and those thousands that are trying to file for disability....

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