California Unemployment Rate Decreases, Non-farm Jobs Increase

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By Chloe Beardsley - email

New reports from the California Employment Development Department show state-wide unemployment dropped down to 10.2% in September.

Two new surveys completed by the department show non farm payroll jobs increased by 8,500 in September, for a total gain of 505,600 jobs since February 2012.

The number of people unemployed in-state was 1,876,000 in September, down by 60,000 over the month and down 277,000 compared with last year.

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