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Dec 10, 2021 · In summary. California has the highest unemployment rate in the country. Several factors are contributing, including the state’s slow-to-rebound leisure and hospitality sectors. But the state has a lot of job openings, and high quit rates suggest workers are optimistic they can find better positions. Lea este artículo en español.
California’s unemployment rate was the nation’s highest in February, as the high cost of living and the loss of construction, machinery and agriculture jobs hit hard. The state’s jobless rate in...
May 3, 2022 · While California’s March unemployment rate of 4.9 percent remained one of the nation’s highest, and well above the national rate of 3.6 percent, it’s dropped sharply since the depths of the...
Mar 11, 2024 · California’s unemployment rate is usually above the U.S. average because of its young and fast-growing work force, but in the early part of the pandemic recovery, the gap was smaller — 4...
Apr 19, 2024 · Meanwhile, the state’s unemployment rate has gone up to 5.3% from 4.5% in March 2023, while the U.S. jobless figure has edged up to 3.8% from 3.5% during the same period. In March, job growth in...
- don.lee@latimes.com
- Staff Writer
Mar 22, 2024 · California's unemployment rate is now the highest in the country, reaching 5.3% in February following new data that revealed job growth in the nation's most populous state was much lower last...
California’s workforce is struggling to recover from the pandemic’s devastating impact. In November 2021—the most recent month for which state-level numbers are available—California had the highest unemployment rate in the nation at 6.9 percent, compared to a nationwide rate of 4.2 percent.
