Preliminary February labor force data counts for San Francisco, Marin and San Mateo counties puts the unemployment rate at 9.9%, 8.4% and 9.4% respectively, down 0.4 percentage points in San Francisco, 0.5 percentage points in Marin, and 0.3 percentage points in San Mateo.
On a revised basis, the number of unemployed in San Francisco fell by 1,900 (from 46,900 to 45,000) in February and the number of employed increased by 2,300 (from 407,700 to 410,000) as the labor force increased by 400 (from 454,600 to 455,000).
Overall California unemployment fell by 0.4 percentage points to 12.8% as the labor force increased by 68,800 and employment increased by 134,000.
∙ Monthly Labor Force Data for Counties: February 2010 (Preliminary) [EDD]
∙ San Francisco County Unemployment Up To 10.3 Percent In January [SocketSite]