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March 25, 2024

California's jobless rate highest in nation

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California's unemployment rate is now the highest in the country, reaching 5.3% in February following new data that revealed job growth in the nation's most populous state was much lower last year than previously thought.

California lost a staggering 2.7 million jobs at the start of the pandemic, losses brought on by Gov. Gavin Newsom's stay-at-home order, which forced many businesses to close.


 
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