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Los Gatos Feels Unemployment Pinch
Town's unemployment rates for the last 10 years have fluctuated by 6 percent.
Los Gatos, like the rest of the country, is feeling the pinch of unemployment, but the overall rate is lower than the countywide average.
As of July, the unemployment rate in Santa Clara County was 10.3 percent.
In the town of Los Gatos, the July unemployment rate was 6.8 percent.
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LOS GATOS
Lowest rates in the the last 10 years
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- January 2001. Total labor force: 17,109. Unemployment Rate: 1.9 percent
- February 2001.Total labor force: 17,103. Unemployment Rate: 1.9 percent
Highest rates in the the last 10 years
- January 2010. Total labor force: 15,121. Unemployment Rate: 7.9 percent
SANTA CLARA COUNTY
Lowest rates in the the last 10 years
- February 2001. Total labor force: 956,845. Unemployment Rate: 2.9 percent
Highest rates in the the last 10 years
- January 2010. Total labor force: 874,590. Unemployment Rate: 11.8 percent
Los Gatos' October Unemployment Rates, 2001-2010
Year Unemployment Rate 2001 4.7% 2002 5.7% 2003 5.1% 2004 3.7% 2005 3.3% 2006 2.7% 2007 3.1% 2008 4.3% 2009 7.6% 2010 7.1%*Data compiled from the U.S. Department of Labor site.
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