LA County Unemployment Rate Dips in December

A 'We're Hiring!' sign is displayed at a Starbucks on Hollywood Boulevard in Los Angeles, California, on June 23, 2021. Mario Tama/Getty Images

LOS ANGELES—Los Angeles County’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate fell to 8.4 percent in December, down from a revised 8.9 percent in November, according to figures released on Jan. 21 by the state Employment Development Department.

The December unemployment rate was down from 12.6 percent in December 2020.