Marin’s jobless rate rises as county checks in as second best
By Nels Johnson
Marin County’s unemployment rate rose to 4 percent in January as the county gave up its No. 1 ranking and slipped to the second lowest in the state, behind San Mateo at 3.9 percent.
The state Employment Development Department estimated 5,600 people were looking for work in Marin in January, about 700 more than the month before.
In December, the county’s unemployment rate checked in at 3.4 percent. A year ago in August, the rate was about 4.8 percent.
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