The unemployment rate in Napa County was 5.5% in August 2021, down from a revised 5.7% in July 2021, and below the year-ago estimate of 9.3%. This compares with an unadjusted unemployment rate of 7.5% for California and 5.3% for the nation during the same period.
Year-over-year, Napa County farm jobs rose 15.1%, leisure and hospitality jobs 37.5%, construction jobs 10%, and private service jobs 10.9%.
Napa County tied Nevada County for the 9th lowest jobless rate. Solano County was ranked 41st, Sonoma County 7th, and Lake County 36th.
Napa County employers with the most job ads included Napa Valley Unified School District, Adventist Health, Allied Universal, Villagio, County of Napa, Carneros Resort and Spa, and Treasury Wine Estates.
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