SAN DIEGO — The unemployment rate in San Diego County was 8.1 percent last month, down from a revised 8.4 percent in November and well below the 9 percent figure from December 2011, the state Employment Development Department announced today.
That compares with unemployment rates of 9.7 percent in California and 7.6 percent nationwide. Those figures are not seasonally adjusted.
San Diego’s figure is the lowest since a rate of 7.4 percent was recorded in December 2008. The region gained around 20,300 jobs over the course of the year, and there were 14,000 fewer jobless than December 2011, according to the EDD.
The biggest job gains in December came in retail, which gained 1,800 positions thanks to the holidays, the agency said. Gains were also seen in the Health Care and Social Assistance sector.
Around 1,100 positions were lost in area hotels and restaurants last month, plus 600 more in state government.
The agency reported that 130,200 San Diegans were jobless last month, out of a civilian labor force of 1.6 million people.
7 Comments to “Unemployment rate continues slow decline”
January 18, 2013 at 7:47 PM
132,000 unemployed is much to high leading to crime of personal property and homocides and domestic violence.. the president must STOP THE WAR ON DRUGS AND LEGALIUZE MARIJUANA OTHERWISE HIS HANDS WILL CONTIN UE TO BE REDDENED BY INNOCENT PEOPLES BLOOD…. VOTE 4 STEVE GREENWALD 4 CALIFORNIA FOR PROSPERITY AND BORDER SECURITY
January 18, 2013 at 7:51 PM
GREENWALD 4 CALIFORNIA GOVERNOR IN 2014
January 20, 2013 at 12:51 AM
why does the media continue to put these doctored facts out. Why don't they include how many people lost their unemployment benefits last month, which is the way the calculate unemployment? the lying needs to stop, they aren't fooling us anymore FOX NEWS…….
January 20, 2013 at 5:44 AM
only 58.6 percent of all working age Americans have a job .
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June 1, 2013 at 4:15 AM
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