More Jobless
Orange County’s unemployment rate for May was the highest since September. The percentage trend:
1995
May: 5.9%
Source: California Employment Development Department
Researched by JANICE L. JONES / Los Angeles Times
EMPLOYMENT SURVEYS: Analysts say the jobless rate hike was tempered by a separate payroll survey that found that 1,000 non-farm jobs were created in O.C. between April and May. D1
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