(Latest jobless rate up slightly)....The latest unemployment rate for Imperial County is for the month of April.

The numbers are provided by the Labor Market Information Division of the Employment Development Department. The jobless rate for April is at 16.1 %, up from a revised 15.7% in March, and below the year ago estimate of 28.6%. This compare with an unadjusted unemployment rate of 8.1% for the state and 5.7% for the nation during the same period. During the month of April, 10,500 eligible workers were unemployed out of a labor force of 64,900. Once again Imperial County registered the highest unemployment rate in the state of California.