The California Employment Development Department (EDD) reports that unemployment rates in Tehama County increased in January but began to decrease slightly by late February. The preliminary unemployment rate increased from 6.3% to 7% in January, according to the EDD. However, the preliminary report released by the department on February 25th revealed a slight decrease, bringing the rate down to 6.9%.

These January rates for Tehama County are higher than the statewide rate, which was 5.5%, a slight increase from December’s 5.2%. The nationwide unemployment rate for January was 4.4%. According to the EDD’s March 16th report, Tehama County is ranked 36th out of California’s 52 counties for unemployment, a slight rise in ranking from December. In January, the civilian labor force in Tehama County was 27,960 strong, with 25,060 of those workers employed. Of the employed population, 1,770 worked in farm labor, 17,570 in non-farm labor, and the rest in various other services and government positions.

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