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Unemployment Rate Drops Again In Los Angeles County

The number of residents unemployed Los Angeles County was 413,000​ in September, a decrease of 72,400​ over the month.

Statewide, the unemployment rate held steady at 7.5 percent in September as California's employers added 47,400 non-farm payroll jobs.
Statewide, the unemployment rate held steady at 7.5 percent in September as California's employers added 47,400 non-farm payroll jobs. (Shutterstock)

LOS ANGELES, CA — Los Angeles County’s unemployment rate dropped to 9.7 percent in September, down from a revised 10.1 percent in August, according to data released Friday. This is the second decrease in two months.

The California Employment Development Department said approximately 4.6 million county residents were working in September — that's about 83,000 more than the month before.

The number of residents unemployed in Los Angeles County was 413,000 in September, a decrease of 72,400 over the month.

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Statewide, the unemployment rate held steady at 7.5 percent in September as California's employers added 47,400 non-farm payroll jobs.

This comes as the state has now regained 1,723,800, or 63.5 percent, of the 2,714,800 jobs that were lost in March and April 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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From Feb.2021 through Sept. 2021, California has averaged approximately 101,500 monthly jobs gains.

The number of Californians employed in September was 17,594,600, an increase of 43,300 persons from August’s total of 17,551,300, and up 1,159,100 from the employment total in September of last year.

The number of unemployed Californians was 1,418,800 in September, a decrease of 12,700 over the month and down 531,300 in comparison to September of last year.


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