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The California Labor Board reports that the lowest unemployment rate among California counties in September was 3.6 percent in Orange County. The California Labor Board finds that other counties with rates below 4.0 percent in September were Marin, Napa, Placer, San Luis Obispo, and Santa Barbara. In all, 40 counties had rates below 6.0 percent. The highest unemployment rate in September was 17.7 percent in Imperial County.

In total, 3 counties had rates above 8 percent. The comparable, not seasonally adjusted California rate was 4.8 percent in September. Unemployment rates fell over the month in 54 counties. The largest drop was 1.2 percentage points in Glenn County. The comparable statewide, not seasonally adjusted rate was down 0.3 percentage point from August.

Unemployment rates decreased over the year in 56 counties, including 17 in which the rate fell by more than one half percentage point. The largest rate decline was in Los Angeles County (down 1.8 percentage points to 4.5 percent).

Current monthly payroll employment estimates are reported for 49 sub-state areas. Thirty of California’s newly defined areas recorded month-over increases in nonfarm payrolls, led by Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale Metropolitan Division (MD) with 12,000 jobs. The Modesto Metropolitan Statistical Area(MSA) recorded the largest employment loss over the month (down 3,200 jobs). Forty-one areas recorded year-over employment gains, with 28 recording job growth of 1.0 percent or more.

In absolute numbers, the largest year-over job gains were in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale MD (up 34,800 jobs). According the California Labor Board seven areas recorded year-over job losses, with the largest decrease occurring in the Santa Rosa-Petaluma MSA (down 1,100 jobs).

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