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Pacifica Unemployment Rate Hovers Near 9.5 Percent

Pacifica has 8th highest unemployment rate with 2,100 residents out of work.

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Pacifica's unemployment rate is hovering around 9.5 percent so far in 2011, according to data released by the California Employment Development Department on Friday. 

Pacifica's April unemployment rate of 9.4 percent--2,100 people out of jobs--was the 8th highest in San Mateo County, with South San Francisco 7th and Half Moon Bay 9th.

Pacifica's April unemployment rate is well below California's rate, which fell by .1 percent to 11.9 percent, and slightly above the national rate, which rose to 9 percent from 8.8 percent. 

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Pacifica had a much higher unemployment rate in April than San Mateo County's 8.2 percent, however. 

Unemployment rates in cities close to Pacifica, as well as in Pacifica, seem to be holding steady so far in 2011. 

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In January 2011, Pacifica's unemployment rate was at 9.6 percent. That rate dipped in February to 9.4 percent and then rose to 9.6 percent again in March.

The unemployment rate in  Half Moon Bay was 8.5 percent in January, 8.4 percent in February and 8.6 percent in March. South San Francisco's was 10.3 percent in January, 10.1 percent in February and 10.3 percent in March. Daly City's was 10.4 percnet in January, 10.2 percent in February and 10.4 percent in March. The graph below shows the unemployment rates in San Mateo County for April 2011.

Area name Labor force in April, 2011 Number of employed Number of unemployed Unemployment Rate San Mateo County                                            367,100 337,200 30,000 8.2% Atherton 2,900 2,800 100 4.6% Belmont 14,100 13,100 1,000 7.0% Brisbane 2,300 1,900 300 14.1% Broadmoor 2,100 1,800 300 12.8% Burlingame 15,300 14,400 900 5.9% Daly City 52,900 47,500 5,300 10.1% East Palo Alto 13,100 10,600 2,500 19.0% El Granada 3,300 3,100 200 5.7% Foster City 16,000 15,000 1,000 6.0% Half Moon Bay 6,100 5,600 500 8.3% Hillsborough 4,500 4,300 200 3.6% Menlo Park 15,400 14,400 1,000 6.6% Millbrae 9,400 9,000 400 4.3% North Fair Oaks 7,800 6,500 1,300 16.7% Pacifica 22,000 19,900 2,100 9.4% Redwood City 40,700 37,400 3,300 8.1% San Bruno 21,500 20,000 1,500 7.1% San Carlos 15,000 14,100 800 5.5% San Mateo 48,200 45,000 3,100 6.5% South San Francisco 30,900 27,800 3,100 10.0% West Menlo Park 1,900 1,700 200 10.0%

All of these cities, and most in the county, show a significant drop in their unemployment rates from April 2010, however.

During that month, Pacifica's unemployment rate was 10.2 percent, Half Moon Bay's was 9.1 percent, South San Francisco's was 10.9 percent and Daly City's was 11 percent. 

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