(November Unemployment down)...November is the latest report available.

The report was issued by the Labor Market Information Division of the Employment Development Department. Unemployment for Imperial County in November was reported at 16.4 percent. That is down from a revised 18.2 percent reported for October, and below the year ago estimate of 18.6%. This compares with an unadjusted rate of 7.9 percent for the state and 6.4 percent for the nation during the same period. During November there were 10,700 eligible workers unemployed out of a labor force of 68,400. Again, Imperial County recorded the highest unemployment rate in the state.