The California Employment Development Department (EDD) has released the unemployment figures for September. The data reveals that the job numbers for the state remained steady with no change from the 5.3 percent rate reached in August. The state saw the addition of 14,700 nonfarm payroll jobs in that month. Over the past year, California employers have added a total of 265,300 nonfarm jobs, averaging 22,108 new jobs each month since September 2023. However, within the regions of the state, there were some fluctuations. In the Mother Lode area, the unemployment rate showed a decrease, with Tuolumne County’s dropping from 5.6 percent in August to 5.1 percent last month. Similarly, Calaveras County also experienced a lower unemployment rate, going from 4.9 percent in August to 4.5 percent in September. The report also highlighted industry sectors that gained jobs in September, with private education and health services leading the increase by adding 9,600 jobs. Conversely, Leisure and hospitality saw the largest reduction in job numbers with a decrease of 4,400 jobs.

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