Although unemployment rates statewide are up slightly, in Lake County, the number of folks looking for jobs has dropped. In Lake County, unemployment in February was 7%, an improvement over the 7.4% rate reported in January. Lake County’s February 2023 unemployment rate was 6.3%. The state’s jobless rate increased from 5.2% in January to 5.3% in February. Lake County’s jobless rate ranked it No. 35 out of California’s 58 counties.