Ventura County went from 6.8% in February to 6.4% in March. Santa Barbara County’s jobless rate dropped from 7.2%, to 6.6%. And, San Luis Obispo County also showed improvement, with February’s 6.3% unemployment rate going to 5.5% last month.
The month to month statewide unemployment rate dropped from 8.5% in February, to 8.3% in March. Despite the improvement, unemployment is still around double in the state than it was pre-pandemic.
