The county’s jobless rate declined in September to 6.5 percent, according to the California Employment Development Department.
The unemployment rate was down from 6.9 percent the prior month and a 7.9 percent clip in July, according to the EDD. The September figure compares favorably with data from a year ago at this time when the rate was fluctuating above 8 percent.
The county had an estimate of 1,700 people receiving jobless benefits in a workforce of 26,300 in September, according to the EDD.
