California Business Minute™

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Hi, I am Tim Johnson and welcome to the California Business Minute.

The state’s unemployment rate increased 0.1 percent to 12.6 percent for March
according to the Employment Development Department.

The number of unemployed Californians was 2,308,000 – up by 31, 000 over the
month and up by 362,000 from Mach 2009.

Five categories (mining and logging; manufacturing; educational and health services;
leisure and hospitality; education and healthcare and other services added jobs over
the month. Five categories (construction; information; financial activities;
professional and business services; and government) reported job declines this month.
One sector, trade, transportation and utilities, recorded no change.

There were still eight counties that had over 20 percent unemployment rates that
include Imperial 27.0%; Colusa 26%; Plumas 23%; San Benito 22.8%; Sutter 22.5%;
Trinity 21.7%; Merced 22.1% and Yuba 20.5%.

Only two counties now have lower or equal unemployment rates to the national rate
–Mono 8.1%; increased by.3% and Marin 8.8% increased by .4; San Mateo 9.4% and
Orange 9.7% in February both jumped by .4 percent to 9.8 and 10.1 percent.

I am Tim Johnson and this has been the California Business Minute.

For further information see http://www.edd.cahwnet.gov/About_EDD/pdf/urate201004.pdf,
www.bls.gov and www.beaconecon.com  (go to products for drilldown).

I am Tim Johnson and this has been the California Business Minute.