CALIFORNIA BUSINESS MINUTE
Employment
08-22-11
Hi, I am Tim Johnson and welcome to the California Business Minute.
California’s unemployment rate continues to rise as it grew by two-tenths of one
percent in July to 12 percent, the second highest in the nation.
The state’s report on payroll employment (wage and salary jobs) in the nonfarm
industries of California totaled 14,074,700 in July, a net gain of 4,500 jobs
since the June survey. This followed a gain of 30,400 jobs (revised) in June.
The number of people unemployed in California was 2,167,000 – up by 34,000 over
the month, but down by 85,000 compared with July of last year.
Eight categories: Mining and logging; construction; manufacturing; information;
professional and business services; educational and health services; leisure and
hospitality; and other services added jobs over the month, gaining 12,600 jobs.
Educational and health services posted the largest increase over the month. Three
categories: Trade, transportation and utilities; financial activities; and government
reported job declines over the month, with government posting the largest decline
over the month.
The lowest unemployment rate in the state was 8.1 percent in Marin County, but it
is up from 8.0 percent in June and 7.4 percent in May.
The highest unemployment rate in the state for July was in Imperial County where
30.5 percent of adults were jobless, up from 28.5 percent in June and 27.7 percent
in May.
I am Tim Johnson and this has been the California Business Minute.
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