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 The following information is generated by the Employment Development Department of the State of California. For more information, visit our Web site: www.labormarketinfo.edd.ca.gov or contact the local labor market analyst, Dennis Mullins, at: (707) 441-5892, or email: dmullins@edd.ca.gov

Humboldt’s Jobless Rate up in January

Humboldt County’s preliminary January unemployment rate is 12.3 percent, up 0.8 percentage points from the revised December 2010 rate, however down 0.3 percentage points over the year. In comparison, the not-seasonally-adjusted California rate is 12.7 percent, up 0.4 percentage points over the month. Humboldt is ranked 19th (from the top) among the 58 counties statewide. Some surrounding county rates include: Del Norte (13.8 percent), Siskiyou (21 percent), Trinity (21 percent), Shasta (16.8 percent), and Mendocino (12.3 percent). Marin County (8.2 percent) had the lowest rate and Colusa (27.8 percent) had the highest. The comparable U.S. rate is 9.8 percent, up 0.7 percentage points over the month.

Total Humboldt industry employment increased 200 jobs over the year, ending the period with 45,500 jobs. Ten industry sectors gained jobs or were unchanged and two declined.

Year-over job growth occurred in:
o Mining & Logging (+200)
o Manufacturing (+100)
o Trade, Transportation & Utilities (+100)
o Professional & Business Services (+100)
o Government (+100)
 
Industry sectors with no change over the year:
o Information
o Financial Activities
o Private Educational & Health Services
o Leisure & Hospital
o Other Services

 

Year-over job losses occurred in:
o Farm (-200)
o Construction (-200)

 

 

Humboldt County Current & Historical Labor Force Data
 
Labor Market Information Division Industry employment and Labor Market Data - December 2010
Labor Market Information Division Industry employment and Labor Market Data - November 2010
Labor Market Information Division Industry employment and Labor Market Data - October 2010
Labor Market Information Division Industry employment and Labor Market Data - September 2010
Labor Market Information Division Industry employment and Labor Market Data - August 2010
Labor Market Information Division Industry employment and Labor Market Data - July 2010
Labor Market Information Division Industry employment and Labor Market Data - June 2010
Labor Market Information Division Industry employment and Labor Market Data - May 2010
Labor Market Information Division Industry employment and Labor Market Data - April 2010
Labor Market Information Division Industry employment and Labor Market Data - March 2010
Labor Market Information Division Industry employment and Labor Market Data - February 2010
Labor Market Information Division Industry employment and Labor Market Data - January 2010
Humboldt County Profile
Humboldt County is the largest and most populous of the north coast counties. The county is bordered by Del Norte County to the north, Siskiyou County to the north and east, Trinity County to the east, Mendocino County to the south, and the Pacific Ocean to the west.
 

Humboldt County Profile

North Coast Region Projection Highlights (Del Norte, Humboldt, Mendocino, and Lake Counties)

Total employment is expected to reach 125,120 in the four county area by 2016. Total employment includes Self-Employment, Unpaid Family Workers, Private Household Workers, Farm, and Nonfarm employment. This increase represents a gain of 5,410 jobs for an average annual growth rate of about 0.5 percent. This rate is significantly below the 1.5 percent growth rate for California during the same forecast period.

 

North Coast Region Industry Occupational Employment Projections

 

2008 self-emplyment
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