Non-agricultural employment in the Inland Empire rose 3.9 percent in February year-over-year, one of the largest job increases among major U.S. metropolitan markets during that time, according to data released Wednesday. Non-farming jobs increased in 50 of 51 of the submarkets with a population of one million or more, the …
Read More »Inland manufacturing stays red hot
Manufacturing in the Inland Empire is on fire. The region’s purchasing managers index in March was 62.8, a slight increase from February but well above the 50 benchmark that measures whether local manufacturing is getting larger or smaller, the Institute of Applied Research and Policy Analysis at Cal State San …
Read More »State adds 14,000 jobs, unemployment keeps dropping
California’s unemployment rate fell to 4.3 percent in February, as state employers added approximately 14,000 non-farming jobs to their payrolls. The unemployment number is a record low dating back to 1976, according to the monthly jobs report released today by the State Employment Development Department. Year-over-year, California’s jobless rate fell …
Read More »U.S. job market stays strong
The U.S. economy added 313,000 jobs in February, and the nation’s unemployment rate remained at 4.1 percent, according to data released by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The jobs added in February far exceeded January when 239,000 jobs were filled, a revised number, the bureau reported. That means more …
Read More »Inland region boosts state job growth
California is outdistancing the nation in job growth, in part because of the number of jobs being added in the Inland Empire, according to a report recently released. The two-county region, along with the San Joaquin Valley and Sacramento, are adding more jobs – and at a faster rate – …
Read More »IE unemployment rate up slightly
The Inland Empire recorded a 4.5 percent unemployment rate in January, up from a revised 4.2 percent in December, according to data released Wednesday. That was well below the 5.8 percent January jobless rate that was predicted for Riverside and San Bernardino counties one year ago, the state Employment Development …
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