(Unemployment down, slightly)….The latest numbers, for October, were released Friday morning.

The Labor Market Information Division of the Employment Development Department report says the October Jobless rate for Imperial County stands at 19.2 percent. That is down slightly from a revised 19.3 percent in September, and below the year ago estimate of 19.4 percent. This compares to an unadjusted unemployment rate of 4.0 percent for the state and 3.5 percent for the nation during the same time period. During October there were 14,400 eligible workers unemployed out of a labor force estimated at 74,900.