California Unemployment Jumped to 10.1% in January (Los Angeles, Fresno: 2009, crime rates, homes)

[FresnoFacts]

The EDD just released the state unemployment info.

Unemployment rose in January in California to 10.1% from 8.7% in December. The rate in January 2008 was 6.1%.

Los Angeles County was at 10.8% in January.

Info for all other counties will be released next week.

http://www.edd.ca.gov/About_EDD/pdf/urate200902.pdf

[cabolissa]

You can have my job in OC if you want it! I'm outta here...

[jzt83]

It's probably actually nearly twice that amount if you take into account the many out of work who are not receiving unemployment benefits.

[carp killer]

As people run out of money they get more desperate. So crime rates will start spiking.

The next big hit will HAVE to be Entitlements: Welfare, Social Security, Medicare, MediCal, Government Jobs....

[SandyCo]

This increase doesn't surprise me at all; California's unemployment rate in December was 9.9%. An uptick of .2% was to be expected (but not welcomed!). I hope things will get better soon, but I'm not holding my breath.

[Latania]

Guess the smart ones will hunker down, get the gardens going, plant no mowing grasses and power down their homes. Looks like we're in for a long one. At least the weather is nice.

[FresnoFacts]

Originally Posted by SandyCo

This increase doesn't surprise me at all; California's unemployment rate in December was 9.9%. An uptick of .2% was to be expected (but not welcomed!). I hope things will get better soon, but I'm not holding my breath.

That was the LA county number in December not California.

The revised December number for California was 8.7%, so we had an uptick of 1.4.

[SandyCo]

Oh, whoops! Well, still... I expect the unemployment numbers to go up for a least a few more months. Thank you for correcting me!

[FresnoFacts]

The January numbers are now out by county. They range from 6.6% in Marin County up to 26.7% in Colusa County in Northern California.
http://www.calmis.ca.gov/file/lfmonth/0901pcou.pdf

I'd recommend people also look at it by individual cities and towns, not just the county level, at this link which uses an Excel format.
http://www.calmis.ca.gov/file/lfmonth/allsubs.xls

We have counties in California larger than some states plus unemployment can be localized.

For example, Kern County had a 13.8% rate. But it included rates like 7.9% in Ridgecrest and 9.7% in Bakersfield up to 34% in Delano and Arvin.

[buckeyenative01]

Originally Posted by FresnoFacts

The January numbers are now out by county. They range from 6.6% in Marin County up to 26.7% in Colusa County in Northern California.
http://www.calmis.ca.gov/file/lfmonth/0901pcou.pdf

I'd recommend people also look at it by individual cities and towns, not just the county level, at this link which uses an Excel format.
http://www.calmis.ca.gov/file/lfmonth/allsubs.xls

We have counties in California larger than some states plus unemployment can be localized.

For example, Kern County had a 13.8% rate. But it included rates like 7.9% in Ridgecrest and 9.7% in Bakersfield up to 34% in Delano and Arvin.

Thanks for that spreadsheet. Some places aren't as bad as I thought, others worse.