(Central) Valley jobless rate inches higher (16.2%)

[Newsjock]

Source: Fresno Bee

Farm employment picked up steam in Fresno County last month, but those gains weren’t enough to offset a slide in government employment that made the county’s unemployment rate inch up in July.

Fresno County’s unemployment rate was 16.2% last month, according to figures released today by the state Employment Development Department. That’s up from 15.9% in June. A year ago, in July 2009, the county’s unemployment rate was 14.8%.

Read more: http://www.fresnobee.com/2010/08/20/2048030/valley-jobless-rate-inches-higher.html

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Also, from The Sacramento Bee, an updated interactive graphic that shows monthly changes in California unemployment by county. Again, Imperial County (of the Prop. 8 case) leads the state at more than 30% official unemployment.
http://www.sacbee.com/2009/03/19/1698037/unemployment-in-california.html

[villager]

1. and yet, the Central Valley will still be voting GOP...

n/t

[Plucketeer]

2. Yup!

The dishonorable Devin "nitwit" Nunes runs for district 21 UN-opposed once again! Yas sir, we got the brainy ones concentrated here!

[valerief]

4. Whether they vote that way or not! El Diablo bless electronic voting. nt

[Kolesar]

3. I remember when California was the refuge for rust belt job seekers

About 30 years ago during Reagan's two recessions.