Siskiyou County unemployment up to 9.7% in January 2021 Staff reports Siskiyou County’s unemployment numbers rose slightly to 9.7% in January, according to revised statistics released today by the state Employment Development Department. December’s jobless rate was a revised 9.5%, the EDD reported. Most notably, jobs were lost in the farming industry as well as the mining and logging industries; construction; and the transportation, warehousing and utilities industries. The unemployment rate in January of 2020 was 8.5%, the EDD reported. Siskiyou County ranks 44th out of California’s 58 counties. Of a labor force of 16,450, 1,600 were unemployed, according to EDD statistics. Nearby Shasta County is ranked 24th with a jobless rate of 7.9%.