Preliminary July labor force data counts for San Francisco, Marin and San Mateo counties pegs the unemployment rate at 9.7%, 8.6% and 9.4% respectively, up 0.1 percentage points in San Francisco, up 0.2 percentage points in San Mateo, and up 0.4 percentage points in Marin.
On a revised basis, the number of unemployed in San Francisco rose by 8,000 in July (from 43,700 to 44,500) as the number of employed rose by 1,900 (from 411,200 to 413,100) and the labor force increased by 2,700 (from 454,900 to 457,600).
Overall California unemployment rose by 0.6 percentage points to 12.8% (12.3% and flat month-over-month on a seasonally adjusted basis) as the labor force gained 89,900 and the ranks of the unemployed increased by 114,900.
∙ Monthly Labor Force Data for Counties: July 2010 (Preliminary) [EDD]
∙ San Francisco County Unemployment Back Up To 9.6 Percent In June [SocketSite]