SAN DIEGO, CA – Unemployment in the city of San Diego during September 2023 saw an increase compared to the same period in 2022, but remained even lower than in August of this year, according to data from the California Employment Development Department (EDD).
The city showed an unemployment rate of 4.0, contrasting with 3.1 in September 2022. During the ninth month of 2023, San Diego reached a labor force of 1,604,500. Of the total labor force, 1,540,100 citizens were employed, while 64,500 were looking for work.
A year ago, San Diego had a labor force of 1,584,800 people. Of that total, 1,536,200 citizens were employed, while 48,600 were looking for a job.
Compared to the immediately preceding month, during August of this year, unemployment in the city of San Diego, California registered a seasonally adjusted rate of 4.3%, as reported by the EDD.
California’s unemployment rate increased slightly to 4.7% as employers in the state added 8,700 nonfarm jobs to the economy.
EDD reported that total nonfarm employment for August 2023 was revised downward by 19,900 jobs due largely to revised reductions in the Professional and Business Services sector.
Since the current economic expansion began in April 2020, California has gained 3 million 191 thousand jobs, which is an average of 77,829 jobs per month.
In September 2023, California added 436,400 more nonfarm jobs than it had in February 2020 at the state’s highest point prior to the pandemic.
Five of California’s eleven industry sectors added jobs in September, with Private Education and Health Services leading the way with more than 18,200 openings, thanks to above-average increases in General Medical and Surgical Hospitals, Continuing Care Retirement Communities and Assisted Living Facilities, and Individual and Family Services.
Leisure and Hospitality also performed well with more than 11,300 jobs generated, thanks in part to increased work in the lodging sector.
Professional and Business Services recorded the largest month-over-month job loss with 10,900 fewer openings, due to above-average declines in Accounting, Tax Preparation and Bookkeeping Services, Architectural, Engineering and Related Services, and Scientific Research and Development Services.
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