Local Unemployment Rate Up During Summer Months

That rate holds steady from June's 9.9 percent, but is a jump from May, when the unemployment rate was 9.2 percent. That was a slight improvement over .

The 0.7 percent increase from May to June and July represents an additional 200 locals without jobs.

Until now, Pacifica's unemployment rate had been hovering between 9 percent and 9.5 percent in 2011.

From May to June, Pacifica's unemployment rate has increased more than the California's rate, which was , up 0.2 percent from June.

See how Pacifica's unemployment numbers compare to other cities in San Mateo County in the table below. Pacifica has the eighth highest rate.

City
Labor Force Employment Unemployment


Number Rate 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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