San Diego’s Economic Pulse – October 2017

Each month the California Employment Development Department (EDD) releases industry data for the prior month. This edition of San Diego’s Economic Pulse covers September 2017 data, including unemployment, new business establishments and job postings.

Highlights include:

  • The region’s unemployment rate fell to 4.1 percent in September from a revised 4.7 percent in August, and is below the September 2016 rate of 4.6 percent.
  • Every jurisdiction in San Diego experienced a decline in its unemployment rate. The largest drops occurred in the cities of El Cajon and Imperial Beach.
  • The labor force grew in September, for the fourth consecutive month, adding 8,600 workers.
  • Year-over-year, real estate, rental and leasing job growth outpaced all other sectors, up 7.9 percent.

Read San Diego’s Economic Pulse here.