California continues to lose jobs.

The California Employment Development Department just released September numbers and California jobs declined by 39,300 during the month.  Unemployment was 12.2% for September, a slight improvement due to an upward revision of August to 12.3%

More unemployment is not a surprise considering all the problems the state has.  (See Why California is a Worst State for Jobs)
The Bureau of Labor Statisticsis is scheduled to release the nation's September List of State Unemployment on Wednesday October 20.  August was bad news.  (See August 2009 Best and Worst States for Employment) California's release on Friday is a preview of more state releases to come next week.

September should show more State Employment decreases as the September US Unemployment rate increased to 9.8% from 9.7%.




The LA Times ran a story California Job Losses Keep Climbing on Friday as well about the outlook for California Jobs.  Los Angeles County's unemployment rate soared to 12.7% in September, upfrom 12.2% in August. Industries including leisure and hospitality,manufacturing and construction shed jobs over the month.  The Bay Area saw its unemployment rate decrease from August. The jobless rates in Napa County, at 8.7%,and the San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City Metro Division, at 9.2%,are among the lowest in the state. All five metro divisions in the Bay Area improved. California Jobs do not look like they will be improving significantly soon.  See also California Job Openings September 2009 

The September 2009 California Employment by County List follows:

County	Labor Force	Employed	Jobless	Jobless %
ALAMEDA	768,700	681,500	87,200	11.30%
ALPINE	420	350	60	15.20%
AMADOR	17,960	15,790	2,170	12.10%
BUTTE	105,400	92,600	12,800	12.20%
CALAVERAS	21,000	18,000	3,000	14.30%
COLUSA	11,160	9,540	1,620	14.50%
CONTRA COSTA	529,900	470,400	59,400	11.20%
DEL NORTE	11,870	10,460	1,410	11.90%
EL DORADO	91,200	81,000	10,200	11.20%
FRESNO	452,200	388,600	63,500	14.10%
GLENN	12,590	10,860	1,730	13.80%
HUMBOLDT	60,000	53,800	6,200	10.30%
IMPERIAL	76,900	53,700	23,200	30.10%
INYO	8,980	8,120	860	9.50%
KERN	377,400	325,100	52,300	13.90%
KINGS	59,700	51,400	8,300	13.90%
LAKE	25,890	22,080	3,800	14.70%
LASSEN	13,510	11,910	1,600	11.80%
LOS ANGELES	4,923,800	4,298,200	625,700	12.70%
MADERA	70,400	61,700	8,700	12.30%
MARIN	134,600	123,900	10,700	8.00%
MARIPOSA	9,980	9,100	880	8.80%
MENDOCINO	43,420	39,040	4,390	10.10%
MERCED	106,700	89,900	16,700	15.70%
MODOC	4,050	3,600	450	11.10%
MONO	7,880	7,070	810	10.30%
MONTEREY	217,000	195,400	21,700	10.00%
NAPA	75,600	69,100	6,500	8.70%
NEVADA	49,730	44,290	5,440	10.90%
ORANGE	1,624,900	1,472,400	152,500	9.40%
PLACER	175,100	155,300	19,800	11.30%
PLUMAS	10,210	8,790	1,420	13.90%
RIVERSIDE	915,600	780,800	134,800	14.70%
SACRAMENTO	687,900	604,200	83,700	12.20%
SAN BENITO	24,800	21,700	3,100	12.50%
SAN BERNARDINO	867,500	749,700	117,800	13.60%
SAN DIEGO	1,560,000	1,400,200	159,800	10.20%
SAN FRANCISCO	447,100	403,700	43,400	9.70%
SAN JOAQUIN	304,600	257,400	47,100	15.50%
SAN LUIS OBISPO	138,400	125,900	12,500	9.00%
SAN MATEO	380,800	346,400	34,400	9.00%
SANTA BARBARA	221,600	202,700	18,800	8.50%
SANTA CLARA	886,600	782,200	104,400	11.80%
SANTA CRUZ	147,900	132,800	15,100	10.20%
SHASTA	84,000	71,600	12,300	14.70%
SIERRA	1,540	1,330	210	13.70%
SISKIYOU	18,870	16,320	2,550	13.50%
SOLANO	214,400	189,700	24,700	11.50%
SONOMA	262,400	236,400	26,000	9.90%
STANISLAUS	243,200	206,000	37,200	15.30%
SUTTER	41,600	35,300	6,300	15.10%
TEHAMA	26,220	22,630	3,590	13.70%
TRINITY	4,700	3,950	750	15.90%
TULARE	206,300	175,600	30,700	14.90%
TUOLUMNE	25,900	22,610	3,300	12.70%
VENTURA	428,800	381,600	47,200	11.00%
YOLO	97,500	86,900	10,600	10.90%
YUBA	28,800	23,700	5,100	17.80%