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Local unemployment uptick continues as California ranks last in nation

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For the fifth straight month, the unemployment rates in Stanislaus and Merced counties rose, according to preliminary data provided by the State of California Employment Development Department (EDD). Additionally, the state now has the highest unemployment rate in the nation.

According to the EDD, California had an unemployment rate of 5.6%, translating to over 1,027,000 individuals without a job, with 19,400 of those people in Stanislaus County and 14,500 in Merced County.

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Local unemployment rates rebound in April

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After three consecutive months of rising unemployment rates in Stanislaus and Merced counties, the statistics provided by the State of California’s Employment Development Department finally started to improve during the month of April.

Last month, Stanislaus County’s unemployment rate dropped to 6.2% from a 7% rate in March. Similarly, the unemployment rate in Merced County fell from 11.3% to 9.7% in the month’s span. This comes as the state unemployment rate for April was reported as 4.3% and the nationwide rate came in at 3.1%, both 5% lower than in March.

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Unemployment continues to fall in Stanislaus

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The unemployment rate continued to drop in Stanislaus County, according to the latest numbers from the Employment Development Department.

Stanislaus County had an unemployment rate of 6.9 percent in September, down from a revised rate of 8 percent in August. The rate is below the year-ago estimate of 10.3 percent.

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New jobless numbers are out, and here’s what’s ahead for Stanislaus County residents

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Unemployment numbers in Stanislaus County dropped to 8.3% in November, marking another month of decrease since the COVID-19 pandemic hit.

But due to the nature of month-by-month unemployment data, economist Jeff Michael, the director of the Center for Business and Policy Research at the University of the Pacific, warns that what looks like steady recovery may in reality be masking a “stall.”

“Usually unemployment starts to pick back up in the Modesto area for seasonal factors, as the (agriculture) sector starts winding down for the year,” Michael said. “This year, the unemployment rate has declined because we’ve seen people withdraw from the labor force in November at a faster rate than (there has been) employment, and so the unemployment rate is a very deceptive indicator at the moment.”

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Unemployment rate in Stanislaus County sees improvements

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The unemployment rate in Stanislaus County recorded a modest decline in October, however, all but two sectors remain far below the employment levels from last year, according to the latest numbers from the Employment Development Department.

Stanislaus County had an October unemployment rate of 9.1 percent, down from a revised rate of 10.1 percent  percent in September. The rate is above the year-ago estimate of 5.1 percent.

Most sectors in Stanislaus County were able to add jobs in October, except for a few. Manufacturing recorded the largest loss for the month, with an estimated decline of 1,300 jobs, according to the EDD. The losses were largely from food manufacturing positions, which typically decline as the year comes to a close and harvesting ends.

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