(September unemployment).....Those are the latest numbers available..

September unemployment, as released by the Labor Market Information Division of the Employment Development Department, came in at 20.8 percent. That is down from a revised 22 % in Augusts, and below the year ago estimate of 21.6%. This compares to an unadjusted rate of 5.1% for California, and 4.0% for the nation during the same period.. During September there were 15,800 eligible workers unemployed out of a Labor Force of 76,200