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County Jobless Rate Slightly Rises
The unemployment rate in Los Angeles County rises to 12 percent, up from the last recorded 11.9 percent, according to the California Employment Development Department.
Los Angeles County’s unemployment rate slightly rose in June from 11.9 percent to 12 percent, according to figures released Friday from the California Employment Development Department.
But just a year ago the county's jobless rate was 12.6 percent.
Here in Hermosa Beach, has continued to hover between 5 and 6 percent (see accompanying report under photo.)
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The largest drop the county saw in jobs was within the educational and health services sector, which posted a loss of 11,900 positions, according to the state’s figures.
About 9,500 non-farming jobs in Los Angeles County were lost between May and June, dropping to 3.78 million.
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A total of 587,000 people were unemployed in June in Los Angeles County, which has a labor force of about 4.87 million.
Statewide, California’s unemployment rate was 11.8 percent in June, up from 11.7 percent in May, according to the state department—so 2.13 million people were out of work (up from 2.12 million in May.)
For the country, unemployment estimates rose to 9.2 percent in June. They were 9.1 percent in May.
— City News Service contributed to this report.
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