San Benito County’s unemployment rate spiked in December to 12.1
percent, an increase from 9.7 percent in November, according to new
data from the California Employment Development Department.
HOLLISTER
San Benito County’s unemployment rate spiked in December to 12.1 percent, an increase from 9.7 percent in November, according to new data from the California Employment Development Department.
The figures – which are not “seasonally adjusted” – show that out of 26,600 residents in the county workforce, 23,400 of them were employed, according to the report released Friday.
That is an increase of 2.4 percent – while the number of unemployed citizens rose from 2,500 to 3,200, according to the data.
The statewide unemployment rate rose during that same month from 8.4 percent to 9.3 percent – with a decrease of 100,000 jobs in that time.
Look for an expanded version of this story in Tuesday’s Free Lance.
