Mayor Lee’s Statement on San Francisco’s Unemployment Rate
Mayor Edwin M. Lee today issued the following statement on the preliminary unemployment numbers for August 2011 released today by the State Employment Development Department (EDD), which showed unemployment rate decreased 0.2 percent from 9.0 percent in July to 8.8 percent unemployment rate (40,200 unemployed individuals in a workforce of 458,600) in August:
“With our relentless focus on creating jobs across our City, from neighborhood small businesses to new technology startups, San Francisco’s economy continues to move on the right track.
And although we have among the lowest unemployment rates in California, it is still unacceptably high. Creating jobs for every neighborhood and putting San Franciscans back to work must continue to be our top priority.”
“With our relentless focus on creating jobs across our City, from neighborhood small businesses to new technology startups, San Francisco’s economy continues to move on the right track.
And although we have among the lowest unemployment rates in California, it is still unacceptably high. Creating jobs for every neighborhood and putting San Franciscans back to work must continue to be our top priority.”