Published: November 21, 2009 Governor Schwarzenegger Says California Unemployment Rate Too High
By Alan Gray, NewsBlaze
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger said he welcomed the news that California added 25,700 non-farm payroll jobs last month, but it wasn't enough.
In September, the state's unemployment rate stood at 12.3 percent (revised), and in October 2008, the unemployment rate was 8.0 percent. The unemployment rate is derived from a federal survey of 5,500 California households.
"While I welcome the news that 25,000 jobs were added last month, there are still far too many unemployed Californians who need jobs and can't find them. That's why I have made job creation a top priority of my Administration this year.
I appointed one of my top advisors to move my green job initiatives forward, drive economic development and grow our green economy. I am committed to doing everything possible to leverage resources at all levels of government to help create and retain jobs."
Governor Schwarzenegger
Nonfarm jobs in California totaled 14,199,000 in October, an increase of 25,700 over the previous month. The survey of 42,000 California businesses measures jobs in the economy. The year-over-year change (October 2008 to October 2009) shows a decrease of 687,700 jobs, down 4.6 percent.
The number of unemployed in California is 2,293,000, up 36,000 over the previous month, and up 808,000 compared with October last year.
EDD reports there were 740,272 people receiving regular unemployment insurance benefits during the October survey week, compared with 744,924 last month and 527,918 last year. At the same time, new claims for unemployment insurance were 83,475 in October 2009, compared with 69,160 in September and 67,491 in October of last year.
MONTHLY LABOR FORCE DATA FOR COUNTIES
October 2009 (Preliminary); 2008 BENCHMARK
NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
| COUNTY | LABOR FORCE | EMPLOYMENT | UNEMPLOYMENT | RATE* |
| STATE TOTAL | 18,356,400 | 16,104,900 | 2,251,400 | 12.3% |
| ALAMEDA | 769,700 | 681,000 | 88,700 | 11.5% |
| ALPINE | 460 | 370 | 80 | 18.0% |
| AMADOR | 18,130 | 15,880 | 2,250 | 12.4% |
| BUTTE | 105,300 | 91,800 | 13,500 | 12.8% |
| CALAVERAS | 20,900 | 17,820 | 3,080 | 14.7% |
| COLUSA | 11,370 | 9,400 | 1,970 | 17.3% |
| CONTRA COSTA | 530,900 | 470,100 | 60,800 | 11.5% |
| DEL NORTE | 11,790 | 10,320 | 1,460 | 12.4% |
| EL DORADO | 91,300 | 80,300 | 11,000 | 12.1% |
| FRESNO | 444,900 | 374,800 | 70,100 | 15.8% |
| GLENN | 12,950 | 11,220 | 1,730 | 13.4% |
| HUMBOLDT | 59,900 | 53,200 | 6,700 | 11.1% |
| IMPERIAL | 78,200 | 54,800 | 23,500 | 30.0% |
| INYO | 9,150 | 8,250 | 890 | 9.8% |
| KERN | 377,700 | 323,100 | 54,600 | 14.5% |
| KINGS | 59,900 | 50,600 | 9,300 | 15.5% |
| LAKE | 25,590 | 21,440 | 4,150 | 16.2% |
| LASSEN | 14,110 | 12,380 | 1,730 | 12.3% |
| LOS ANGELES | 4,908,400 | 4,288,500 | 619,900 | 12.6% |
| MADERA | 68,000 | 58,600 | 9,400 | 13.8% |
| MARIN | 134,300 | 123,400 | 10,900 | 8.1% |
| MARIPOSA | 9,900 | 8,920 | 980 | 9.9% |
| MENDOCINO | 43,570 | 38,960 | 4,610 | 10.6% |
| MERCED | 107,000 | 89,400 | 17,600 | 16.4% |
| MODOC | 4,020 | 3,530 | 490 | 12.3% |
| MONO | 7,690 | 6,750 | 940 | 12.2% |
| MONTEREY | 214,900 | 192,100 | 22,900 | 10.6% |
| NAPA | 75,500 | 68,700 | 6,800 | 9.0% |
| NEVADA | 49,540 | 43,950 | 5,590 | 11.3% |
| ORANGE | 1,625,300 | 1,469,100 | 156,200 | 9.6% |
| PLACER | 174,100 | 153,800 | 20,200 | 11.6% |
| PLUMAS | 10,060 | 8,570 | 1,500 | 14.9% |
| RIVERSIDE | 917,800 | 779,500 | 138,300 | 15.1% |
| SACRAMENTO | 684,700 | 598,500 | 86,200 | 12.6% |
| SAN BENITO | 25,100 | 21,700 | 3,500 | 13.8% |
| SAN BERNARDINO | 870,400 | 748,500 | 121,900 | 14.0% |
| SAN DIEGO | 1,564,900 | 1,400,100 | 164,800 | 10.5% |
| SAN FRANCISCO | 446,100 | 402,100 | 44,100 | 9.9% |
| SAN JOAQUIN | 304,900 | 255,700 | 49,200 | 16.1% |
| SAN LUIS OBISPO | 140,400 | 127,600 | 12,800 | 9.1% |
| SAN MATEO | 379,600 | 345,000 | 34,500 | 9.1% |
| SANTA BARBARA | 223,500 | 203,900 | 19,600 | 8.8% |
| SANTA CLARA | 887,500 | 782,000 | 105,500 | 11.9% |
| SANTA CRUZ | 151,100 | 135,000 | 16,100 | 10.7% |
| SHASTA | 84,400 | 71,600 | 12,900 | 15.3% |
| SIERRA | 1,530 | 1,310 | 230 | 14.8% |
| SISKIYOU | 18,650 | 15,910 | 2,740 | 14.7% |
| SOLANO | 213,900 | 188,100 | 25,700 | 12.0% |
| SONOMA | 262,900 | 236,200 | 26,700 | 10.1% |
| STANISLAUS | 240,000 | 200,100 | 39,800 | 16.6% |
| SUTTER | 41,800 | 34,500 | 7,200 | 17.3% |
| TEHAMA | 27,130 | 23,360 | 3,770 | 13.9% |
| TRINITY | 4,810 | 3,950 | 860 | 17.9% |
| TULARE | 207,400 | 174,300 | 33,000 | 15.9% |
| TUOLUMNE | 25,670 | 22,200 | 3,460 | 13.5% |
| VENTURA | 431,400 | 383,600 | 47,900 | 11.1% |
| YOLO | 98,000 | 86,100 | 11,900 | 12.2% |
| YUBA | 28,200 | 23,200 | 5,100 | 18.0% |
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