CA unemployment in December 2009: same at 12.4%
After the previously reported California unemployment rate of 12.3% in November was revised to 12.4%, unemployment stayed steady at 12.4% in December 2009. Nonfarm payroll jobs in California decreased by 38,800 during December. U.S. unemployment in December 2009 also remained steady, at 10.0%. In December of 2008, unemployment in California was 8.7% (which must be a revised figure from the initial report of 9.3%).
The Employment Development Department had the following to say about the performance of various job categories in December 2009:
“Three categories (information; financial activities; and educational and health services) added jobs over the month, gaining 10,600 jobs. Educational and health services posted the largest increase over the month, adding 7,500 jobs. Eight categories (mining and logging; construction; manufacturing; trade, transportation and utilities; professional and business services; leisure and hospitality; other services; and government) reported job declines this month, down 49,400 jobs. Trade, transportation and utilities posted the largest decline over the month, down by 15,300 jobs.
In a year-over-year comparison (December 2008 to December 2009), nonfarm payroll employment in California decreased by 579,400 jobs (down 3.9 percent).
One industry division, educational and health services, posted job gains over the year, adding 22,800 jobs (a 1.3 percent increase).
Ten categories (mining and logging; construction; manufacturing; trade, transportation and utilities; information; financial activities; professional and business services; leisure and hospitality; other services; and government) posted job declines over the year, down 602,200 jobs. Trade, transportation and utilities employment showed the largest decline on a numerical basis, down by 127,100 jobs (a decline of 4.6 percent). Construction posted the largest decline on a percentage basis, down by 16.1 percent (a decrease of 116,100 jobs).”
The county data showed 22 California counties with unemployment rates >15%. Imperial County once again ranked number 1, with an unemployment rate of 27.7%. The Los Angeles Times published an article with a focus on unemployment in Southern California.
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