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Fairfax Unemployment Still High
Marin County lower than state average, but unemployment still high in Fairfax.
In state numbers released last week, Marin County's unemployment rate of 8 percent continued to be lower than the state average of 12 percent.
But, in some of the towns, the numbers remained high.
Fairfax, which has a total work force of just 4,700, has an unemployment of 13.3 percent. San Anselmo, though, next door, has an unemployment rate of just 9.9 percent.
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In Marin County, where many people are self-employed or work on a consulting/contract basis, unemployment numbers can fail to capture decreases in work or income.
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