Sunny skies Saturday morning belied windy, chilly conditions on the National Weather Service’s forecast for the weekend and the coming week.
The NWS Sacramento Office advised north state residents to be prepared for wind gusts of up to 55 mph through 10 a.m. Sunday and cold mornings through Thursday. Probabilities of sub-freezing temperatures Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday range from 15% to 50%.
Weekend winds are expected to blow north to east and “may cause downed tree limbs and weakened trees and localized power outages. Unsecured items could be impacted, including temporary structures and decorations.” The gusts could create “difficult driving conditions for high profile vehicles.”
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Jobs report
Butte County employment figures held steady from November to December, with a slight uptick year over year, according to the jobs report released Friday by the state.
The California Employment Development Department recorded 93,500 workers in December, the same figure as November and a 1.6% increase from the same period the previous year. The biggest jump of the month, 4.8%, occurred in the transportation, warehouse and utilities sector; the biggest drop, 12.9%, came in faming. Special districts and tribes dipped 4.8%, though those 2,000 jobs still represent an 11.1% increase from December 2023.
EDD reported Butte County’s unemployment rate at 5.6% — 32nd among 58 counties — and statewide unemployment at 5.2%. Glenn County ranks 40th at 6.4%; Tehama County, 38th at 6.3%.
Source: Paradise Post
