(August unemployment up)….They are the latest numbers available for Imperial County.

The numbers were released by the Labor Market Information Division of the Employment Development Department on Friday. According to the estimates, unemployment in August was at 22.1 percent, up from a revised 20.7 percent in July, and above the year ago estimate of 21.6 percent. This compares with an unadjusted unemployment rate of 4.2 percent for the state and 3.8 percent for the nation during the same period. According to the report, there were 15,800 eligible workers unemployed in August out of a Labor Force of 71,600. Imperial County again was listed as having the highest jobless rate among the 58 California Counties.