Marin’s jobless rate paces region at 3.5 percent
By Nels Johnson
Marin County’s unemployment rate dipped to 3.5 percent in March, down from 3.7 percent in February, and remained the second lowest in the state, behind San Mateo at 3.4 percent.
Marin, which usually posts the lowest jobless rate among California counties, slipped into second place last January.
State officials estimated 4,900 people were looking for work in Marin last month, about 200 less than the month before.
Last August, the county’s unemployment rate checked in at 4.2 percent, down from about 4.8 percent a year earlier.
The rate for the region including San Francisco, San Mateo and Redwood City was pegged at 3.5 percent overall as well.
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