Retail and tourism hiring dropped in January as holiday hiring ended. Other sectors lost jobs too, such as
San Diego County's jobless rate rose to its highest level since 2021 as retail, tourism and other sectors dropped to start the year. The county's unemployment rate was 4.7 percent in January, up from 4.3 percent the previous month, state labor officials said this week. San Diego's rate was higher than the national average of 4.1 percent but lower than the California average of 5.7 percent for the same time period.
' 'The decrease in seasonally adjusted unemployment is especially impressive given that the region’s labor force grew by 7,000 — slightly more than is typical for January,' Enemark said. The nation's workforce was a big topic at President Joe Biden's State of the Union address Thursday night.
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