California unemployment rate is worst in the country for second year in a row

Published May 21, 2024 2:15pm ET



A new jobs report reveals California’s unemployment rate in April was 5.3% for the third month in a row.

California possesses the highest unemployment rate in the country, with the national average being 3.9%. Washington, D.C., was not far behind California, with an unemployment rate of 5.2%, and Nevada was at 5.1%. 

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