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.
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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.
No surprise given the way home prices and freeway traffic have been soaring in recent months.
I would rather have freeway traffic than massive unemployment again.
Some people do think the numbers are being fudged, though.
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….