Unemployment Up Locally and Across Alameda County

Unemployment grew slightly in Union City and across Alameda County, according to a state report released Friday.

The number of people out of work in Union City grew by a tenth of a percent to 10.3 percent in January, while across Alameda County that number went from 10.8 percent to 11 percent, according to the according to the California Employment Development Department.

Oakland continues to have the highest jobless rate in the county with 16.5 percent, according to the report. 

Other Bay Area counties experienced similarly small but noticeable increases in joblessness.

Jobless rates rose in Solano County from 12.1 percent in December to 12.4 percent in January, and Santa Clara County's jobless numbers went from 10.4 percent to 10.5 percent.

In San Francisco County, unemployment increased from 9.2 percent to 9.5 percent. Marin County saw jobless rates go from 7.9 percent to 8.2 percent, the report said.

While unemployment was up in the Bay Area, it decreased overall for California in January, according to the EDD.

Jobless numbers statewide fell from 12.5 percent in December to 12.4 percent in January, the department's report said.

More than 12,500 non-agricultural jobs were added since December across the state, for a January total of 13,971,200 such jobs in California, according to the EDD.

The unemployment rate is based on a federal survey of 5,500 California households and does not include agricultural jobs, which are handled by another department. 

Bay City News Service contributed to this report.