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Jobless Rate Edges Down Slightly In Lake Elsinore And Wildomar

In Lake Elsinore and Wildomar, February's non-seasonally adjusted unemployment rates were 13.7 percent and 12.5 percent, respectively.

Unemployment rates in Lake Elsinore and Wildomar edged down slightly in February, consistent with Riverside County’s jobless rate, according to information released today by the state’s Economic Development Department.

The county's non-seasonally adjusted unemployment rate last month, based on preliminary estimates, was 14.1 percent, compared to 14.3 percent in January, according to the California EDD.

In Lake Elsinore and Wildomar, February’s non-seasonally adjusted unemployment rates were 13.7 percent and 12.5 percent, respectively. By comparison, non-seasonally adjusted unemployment rates in January were 13.9 percent in Lake Elsinore and 12.6 percent in Wildomar.

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The combined unemployment rate for Riverside and San Bernardino counties in February was 13.9 percent, down from 14.2 percent the prior month.

Bi-county data showed payroll expansion in all but four sectors of the Inland Empire economy. The biggest increase was in educational and health services, which added 2,300 positions.

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The leisure and hospitality industry boosted hiring, with around 800 new positions, and about 500 jobs were added in construction -- the first notable
gains in that sector since August, according to the EDD.

Trade, transportation and utilities shed the most positions last month, recording a loss of about 2,000 jobs, mainly in retailing, figures showed.

The total size of the civilian labor force in Riverside and San Bernardino counties in February was 1,744,700, with 242,300 unemployed.

The state's seasonally adjusted jobless rate was 12.3 percent, and the national rate was 8.9 percent. --City News Service contributed to this report.


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