San Diego County Unemployment Drops To 3%

SAN DIEGO (CNS) - San Diego County's unemployment rate dipped to 3% in April, down from a revised 3.4% in March, according to figures released

today by the state Employment Development Department.

April's unemployment rate was also considerably less than April 2021's rate of 7.3%. Last month's rates compared with an unadjusted unemployment

rate of 3.8% for California and 3.3% for the nation during the same period.

According to the EDD, between March and April, nonfarm employment grew by 7,900 jobs, from 1,499,800 to 1,507,700. Agricultural jobs grew by 400 month-over-month.

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