(September unemployment down)…These are the latest numbers available.

The September jobless rate was released by the Labor Market Information Division of the Employment Development Department. According to the report, September unemployment was at 20.7 percent, down from a revised 24.4 percent reported in August, but above the year ago estimate of 20 percent. This compares with an unadjusted unemployment rate of 3.5 percent for the state and 3.3 percent for the nation during the same period. The report indicates there were 15,100 eligible workers unemployed in September out of a workforce of 72,700.