Sonoma County jobless rate holds at 7.7 percent

<p>The unemployment rate in Sonoma County held steady in December at 7.7 percent, the state Employment Development Department reported Friday.</p><p>The number of jobs in Sonoma County fell by 1,900, but a drop in overall jobs is typical in December. On the upside side, there were 8,100 more jobs in the county than at the same time last year.</p><p>Government was the only sector in Sonoma County that added jobs last month.</p><p>California's unemployment rate also remained unchanged at 9.8 percent in December, and the number of non-farm jobs fell by 17,500 statewide.</p>