Unemployment rates creep up across Southern California
Unemployment rates creep up across Southern California
Unemployment rose in June across Southern California as inflation crimped employer payrolls.
Los Angeles County’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate rose slightly to 5.3% in June, up from a revised 5.2% in May, according to figures released Friday, July 22 by the state Employment Development Department.
The 5.3% rate was well below the 9.7% rate in June 2021.
In Orange County, where seasonally…