Politics & Government

Local Unemployment at 10.6 Percent

In June and July, local unemployment was the highest its been this year.

South San Francisco's unemployment rate was 10.6 percent in July, according to preliminary numbers released Friday by the California Employment Development Department.

That rate holds steady from June's 10.6 percent, but is a jump from May, when the unemployment rate was 9.9 percent. That was .

California's overall unemployment was 12 percent in July, up 0.2 percent from June. South San Francisco's unemployment rate in June and July was the highest it's been this year.

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See how South City's unemployment numbers compare to other cities in San Mateo County in the table below.

Labor Force Employment Unemployment Rate Number San Mateo County                                            372,500 340,100 32,300 8.7% Atherton town 3,000 2,800 100 4.9% Belmont city 14,300 13,200 1,100 7.5% Brisbane city 2,300 2,000 300 15.0% Broadmoor CDP 2,100 1,800 300 13.5% Burlingame city 15,500 14,500 1,000 6.3% Daly City city 53,700 47,900 5,800 10.7% East Palo Alto city 13,400 10,700 2,700 20.0% El Granada CDP 3,300 3,100 200 6.1% Foster City city 16,200 15,100 1,000 6.4% Half Moon Bay city 6,200 5,700 500 8.8% Hillsborough town 4,600 4,400 200 3.8% Menlo Park city 15,600 14,500 1,100 7.0% Millbrae city 9,500 9,100 400 4.5% North Fair Oaks CDP 8,000 6,600 1,400 17.6% Pacifica city 22,300 20,100 2,200 9.9% Redwood City city 41,300 37,700 3,600 8.7% San Bruno city 21,800 20,100 1,600 7.5% San Carlos city 15,100 14,200 900 5.9% San Mateo city 48,800 45,400 3,400 6.9% South San Francisco city 31,400 28,100 3,300 10.6% West Menlo Park CDP 1,900 1,700 200 10.7%

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