(Unemployment Down slightly)….Summer ended on a positive note

. September unemployment numbers are the latest available. The numbers were released by the Labor Market Information Division of the Employment Development Department. According to the numbers recently released, September unemployment came in at 19.3 percent, down slightly from a revised 20.4 percent in August, and below the year ago estimate of 20.2 percent. This compares with an unadjusted unemployment rate of 3.9 percent for the state and 3.6 percent for the nation during the same period. According to the report, 14,40 eligible workers were unemployed in September out of a Labor Force of 74,500.