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The Inland Empire’s unemployment rate was 5.8 percent in July, up from a revised 5.3 percent in June and above the 4.9 percent predicted one year ago, according to data released last week.
California’s jobless rate last month was 5.8 percent, while U.S.unemployment was 4.5 percent, the state Employment Development reported.
All of those numbers are unadjusted, meaning they don’t take into account seasonal factors that usually impact the job market.
California’s adjusted unemployment rate in July was 5.2 percent, unchanged from June.
Approximately 12,600 non-agricultural jobs were lost in Riverside and San Bernardino counties between June and July, but the region still had roughly 34,200 more jobs than it did exactly one year earlier.
Government lost the most jobs in the Inland region, posting a decline of 18,000 jobs. Manufacturing (-300) and leisure and hospitality (-100) also recorded job losses between June and July.
On the positive side of the ledger, professional and business service added 1,900 jobs month-over-month, the most of any sector, while professional, scientific, and technical services gained 300 jobs, the EDD reported.
