California’s unemployment rates decreased substantially over the past year according to the latest data from the U.S. Department of Labor, but businesses still face worker shortages.
Employment rates have increased in 49 states in the nation, according to an April 15 report (pdf) released by the labor department’s Bureau of Labor Statistics, with California accounting for the largest job increase—over one million jobs created—in the past year.
“Today’s report is more good news for California’s continued economic recovery,” California Governor Gavin Newsom said in an April 15 statement. “We’re committed to building on these gains and our progress toward creating a stronger, fairer and more prosperous state for all Californians to live and work.”
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