The unemployment rate in Orange County jumped in July, but remains lower than it was a year ago. That’s the word from a report released Friday by the state Employment Development Department. […]
Jobless rate in OC for July rose to 4.2%
Jobs are up, but so is jobless rate
The unemployment rate in Orange County is up, even as the number of people with jobs increases. That’s the latest from the state Employment Development Department, which reported that the jobless rate […]
Retail leads decrease in OC employment
Unemployment took a jump in Orange County for the month of January, according to a report issued Friday by the state Employment Development Department. The jobless rate rose from 3.5 percent in […]
Jobless rate in OC down to 3.7%
The unemployment rate in Orange County dropped in November to 3.7 percent, down from 4.1 percent in October, according to a report issued Friday by the state Department of Employment Development. For […]
OC jobless rate up to 4.1 percent
Unemployment ticked up slightly in October in Orange County, according to a report issued Friday by the state Employment Development Department. Joblessness rose to 4.1 percent from an estimated 4 percent in […]
Joblessness is up, Matthew rages on
The U.S. economy added 156,000 jobs in September, a dip from the 167,000 announced in August, according to the federal Department of Labor. That slowing of job growth, along with more workers […]
OC jobless rate falls to 4.4 percent
Joblessness in Orange County fell from 4.6 percent in July to 4.4 percent in August, according to the state Employment Development Department. In a report issued Friday, total nonfarm employment rose by […]
Joblessness up slightly in OC for July
Unemployment for Orange County ticked up slightly in July, an increase blamed on summer recess in government and education. According to the state Employment Development Department report issued Friday, joblessness went to […]
Big jump in new hires across the U.S.
Over a quarter of a million new jobs were added in America in July, suggesting that the economy wasn’t slowing down as much as feared. According to the U.S. Department of Labor, […]
Good news! OC jobless rate is up
The good news is that the unemployment rate in Orange County is up. The jobless rate for June 2016 rose to 4.4 percent in June, compared to 3.6 percent in May. But […]
