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The Inland Empire recorded a 5.1 percent unemployment rate in December, essentially unchanged month-over-month but well above the 3.7 percent predicted one year earlier, according to data released Friday.
California’s unadjusted unemployment rate during the last month of 2023 was 5.1 percent, while the national rate was 3.7 percent, the state Employment Development Department reported.
Statewide, 33,400 non-agricultural jobs were added to payrolls between December 2022 and December 2023, a two percent increase.
Private education and health services added,12,600 jobs, the most year over year. Health care and social assistance added 12,000 jobs, and private education added 600 jobs.
Government added 11,900 jobs between the end of 2022 and the end of 2023: 10,400 in local government, 900 in the federal government and 600 in state government, the EDD reported.
