Each month the California Employment Development Department (EDD) releases industry data for the prior month. This edition of San Diego’s Economic Pulse covers July 2017 data, including unemployment, new business establishments and job postings.
Highlights include:
- The unemployment rate increased 0.4 percentage points to 4.7 percent in July.
- Unemployment increased in 19 out of 19 jurisdictions. Imperial Beach saw the largest increase of 0.6 percentage points.
- The region’s labor force grew again in July, adding 12,500 workers during the month.
- Year-over-year, real estate, rental and leasing growth outpaced all other sectors, up 4.9 percent; an increase of 1,400 jobs.
Read the Economic Pulse here.