(December unemployment numbers released).....December is the latest numbers available.

Unemployment numbers are released by the Labor Market Information Division of the Employment Development Department. According to the latest numbers, unemployment was at 17.8 percent. That is down from a revised 19.1 percent issued in November 2024, and below the year ago estimate of 18.1 percent. This compares to an unadjuste rate of 5.2 percent for California and 3.8 percent for the nation during the same period. According to the report there were 13,300 elegible workers unemployed in December out of a labor force of 74,800. Imperial County once again had the highest unemployment rate in California.