Preliminary August labor force data counts for San Francisco, Marin and San Mateo counties pegs the unemployment rate at 8.8%, 7.8% and 8.3% respectively, down 0.3 percentage points in San Francisco and Marin, down 0.4 percentage points in San Mateo.
On a revised basis, the number of unemployed in San Francisco fell by 1,100 in August (from 41,300 to 40,200) while the labor force increased by 1,900 (from 456,700 to 458,600) and the number of employed increased from 415,400 to 418,400.
Overall unadjusted California unemployment fell to 11.9% as the labor force contracted by 16,100 workers and the ranks of the unemployed fell by 99,400.
∙ Monthly Labor Force Data for Counties: August 2011 (Preliminary) [EDD]