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Only Minor Changes In Latest Unemployment Numbers For Central, South Coasts

The latest unemployment figures for the Central and South Coast are out, and they show no significant change. The jobless rate held steady at 4% from February to March in Ventura County. There were slight bumps in Santa Barbara, and San Luis Obispo Counties.

Santa Barbara County’s unemployment rate rose from 4.8% in February, to 4.9% in March. San Luis Obispo County went from 3.2% to 3.3%. There was also a slight month to month hike statewide, going from 4.2% to 4.3%.

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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