California’s Unemployment Rate Increases To 12.2 Percent

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California’s Unemployment Rate Increases To 12.2 Percent

SACRAMENTO – California’s unemployment rate was 12.2 percent in
August, and nonfarm payroll jobs declined by 12,300 during the month,
according to data released today by the California Employment Development
Department (EDD) from two separate surveys.
The U.S. unemployment rate also increased in August, rising to 9.7 percent.
In July, the state’s unemployment rate was 11.9 percent, and in August 2008, the
unemployment rate was 7.6 percent. The unemployment rate is derived from a
federal survey of 5,500 California households