That’s down from a steady run of 4.7 percent between December and March, and below the 5 percent recorded in April of previous year, according to EDD data.
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“The unemployment rate was 5 percent in El Dorado County, 4.3 percent in Placer County, 5.2 percent in Sacramento County and 5.6 percent in Yolo County”, says Welch. In January, California employers cut payrolls by 4,000, marking the first time the state lost jobs since June 2011. Professional and business services posted the largest increase over the month, adding 17,900 jobs.
Leisure and hospitality had 2,700 hires during the month, up 1.3%.
The city of San Diego had a jobless rate of 4.3 percent in April – 30,200 people were unemployed – down from 4.5 percent in March.
In Solano County, Rio Vista’s 10.6 percent jobless rate is the county’s highest and Elmira’s 0 percent is its lowest. The stronger long-term jobs growth and lower unemployment rates in surrounding states have unfolded after those states have fixed the industrial policies that continue to hamper IL.
The unemployment rate for Omaha was 3.2%, down 3-tenths of a point from the revised March figure but a tenth of a point higher than a year ago.
Construction added 1,600 jobs in April, a typical spring expansion.
California’s unadjusted unemployment rate was 5.2% in April, down from 5.6% in March and from 6.2% a year earlier.
The state continued to outpace the country in job growth, adding 450,200 jobs since April 2015. Another likely factor, albeit a small one, Goss said, is the rise in the state’s minimum wage to $9 an hour at the beginning of the year.
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Health care and retail sectors saw job increases.
