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California Job Market Stalls With 3,800 August Gains as Unemployment Leads Nation

Local government hiring propped up some counties, including San Diego.

A "now hiring" sign is displayed in a business window in Manhattan in early September. A Labor Department employment report on Friday showed that U.S. job growth slowed in August and the unemployment rate increased to nearly a four-year high of 4.3%.
Southern California employment, total jobs (in millions) in Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino counties, from EDD. (Graphic by Flourish)

Overview

  • The Bay Area added 200 jobs in August but remains down about 21,600 positions for the year, with the South Bay posting notable losses.
  • State data show California has lost jobs in five of the past eight months after a July revision revealed an 8,100 drop in state government positions.
  • Health care, private education, and leisure and hospitality recorded August gains, while construction, manufacturing, finance, and professional and business services contracted.
  • San Diego County’s unemployment rate declined to 5.0% as local government hiring offset cuts in state government roles.
  • Federal reports show Californians accounted for over 18% of new U.S. unemployment claims despite the state holding roughly 12% of national employment.