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SF unemployment rate reaches 9.8 in June

San Francisco unemployment rate reaches 9.8 in June

Unemployment rates continue to increase. As of June 2009 San Francisco's unemployment rate was 9.8% compared to June 2008 rate at 5.2%. California's unemployment rate for the same period was 11.6% compared to the National rate at 9.5%. San Francisco's unemployment rate is the eight lowest in the State after Marin at 8.0%, Santa Barbara at 8.2%, Napa at 8.8%, San Mateo at 8.9%, and Orange at 9.2%.

Other Bay Area county unemployment rates are as follow: Sonoma 10.2%, Santa Clara 11.8%, Solano 11.3%, Alameda 11.4%, and Contra Costa 10.7%.

Some additional California unemployment rates to note; Los Angeles 11.4%, Sacramento 11.8%, and San Diego 10.1%.

California Employment Development Department-7/17/2009