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The Inland Empire recorded an unemployment rate of 5.3 percent in June, up from a revised 4.3 percent in May and above the 4.8 percent estimate of one year ago, according to recent report.
This compares with an unemployment rate of 5.3 percent for California during the sixth month of the year, the state Employment Development Department reported.
The above numbers are not adjusted for seasonal factors that usually impact the job market. Statewide, the adjusted unemployment rate in June was 5.2 percent.
Between June of 2023 and June off 2024, California employers added 31,100 non-farming jobs, a year-over-year increase of nearly two percent.
Private education and health services added 21,400 jobs during those 12 months, with most of those gains happening in health care and social assistance (+19,600).
Government added 12,300 jobs, with most of those additions happening in local government. Four other industries added jobs year-over year, including construction (+1,100) and trade, transportation, and utilities (+700), the EDD reported.
