(The latest unemployment numbers released).....The jobless report is for August.

The report was released by the Labor Market Information Division of the Employment Development Department. August unemployed came in at 21.5 percent, up from a revised 20.3 percent in July, and above the year ago estimate of 21.2 percent. This compares with an unadjusted unemployment rate of 5.8 percent for California and 4.5 percent for the nation during the same period. The report indicates 16,400 eligible workers were unemployed in August out of a labor force of 76,400.