Jobless rate spikes in Tri-Counties

KCLU | By Lance Orozco

Published September 15, 2023 at 3:04 PM PDT

California unemployment held steady from July to August, butthe jobless rate increased in Ventura, Santa Barbara, and San luis Obispo Counties. — California unemployment held steady from July to August, but the jobless rate increased in Ventura, Santa Barbara, and San Luis Obispo Counties.

Ventura, Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo Counties all show increases in month to month jobless rate. The state remains the same in July and August.

Unemployment numbers have taken some of their biggest jumps in months in the Tri-Counties.

The jobless rate went from 4.2% in July to 4.6% in August in Ventura County. Santa Barbara County moved from 3.5%, to 3.9%. Unemployment was also up in San Luis Obispo County, with the percentage of those out of work climbing from 3.3% to 3.7% month to month.

The statewide rate held steady at 4.6% for both July and August. California added about 23,000 non-farm jobs.

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Lance Orozco

Lance Orozco has been News Director of KCLU since 2001, providing award-winning coverage of some of the biggest news events in the region, including the Thomas and Woolsey brush fires, the deadly Montecito debris flow, the Borderline Bar and Grill attack, and Ronald Reagan's funeral.

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