California unemployment increases to record 12.5 percent

[Newsjock]

Source: Associated Press

State officials say California's unemployment rate grew slightly to a record 12.5 percent in January.

The latest employment figures were released Friday. The state's unemployment rate in December was 12.3 percent.

... Despite the increase in unemployment in January, the state added 32,500 jobs. The construction industry saw the largest increase with an additional 16,200 jobs.

The information, financial activities, and professional and business services industries were the only ones that lost jobs.

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[AllentownJake]

1. After the new budget is passed

Their will be significant increases in unemployment in the state worker sector.

The federal government added 32,500 construction jobs in California. The state government is shedding jobs.

[amborin]

2. it's 19% in Merced and other areas