Unemployment below 9 percent in all Bay Area counties
FILE - A sign attracts job-seekers during a job fair. The Labor Department reports on state unemployment rates for July 2015 on Friday, Aug. 21, 2015. (AP Photo/Mike Groll, File)
BAY AREA (KTVU) - The Bay Area job picture is bright, according to state officials.
The latest report shows unemployment is below five percent in all nine Bay Area counties.
San Mateo County has the lowest jobless rate at 2.5 percent.
Solano County has the highest, at 4.7 percent, matching the national average.
All the other counties range between 2.7 and 3.6 percent unemployment.
US economists say three percent unemployment means everyone who wants a job has one.