San Diego County’s unemployment rate drops to 4% in April

Cook Martha Garcia preps food restaurant in South Lake Tahoe in A great number of of California s low-wage workers are in the fast food and restaurant industry Photo by Salgu Wissmath For CalMatters San Diego County s unemployment rate decreased to in April down from a revised in March and above the year-ago estimate of according to figures distributed Friday by the state Employment Advance Department April s unadjusted unemployment rate was for California and for the nation during the same period Between March and April total nonfarm employment increased from to a gain of jobs Agricultural employment increased by Private teaching and physical condition services led all employment gains over the month recording an increase of jobs Of these more than was seen in vitality care and social assistance Private educational services rose by jobs Five other industries released job gains adding a combined Leisure and hospitality increased by jobs followed by executive with jobs added Four sectors lost jobs over the month losing a combined total of The largest was in professional and business services with lost In the year-over picture between April and April total nonfarm employment increased by while agricultural employment fell by jobs Private learning and strength services also led in this statistic adding jobs of which were in robustness care and social assistance Two other industries posted combined gains of leadership with jobs added and jobs from leisure and hospitality A total of seven industry sectors lost employment over the year losing a total of jobs Manufacturing led here posting a decline of while professional and business services saw jobs lost Arrangement transportation and utilities financial pursuits information construction and other services made up the remainder City News Facility