SAN DIEGO—The unemployment rate in San Diego County decreased to 5.6 percent from a revised 6.6 percent in August, well below the year-ago estimate of 9.6 percent, according to figures released Oct. 22 by the state Employment Development Department (EDD).
This compares with an unadjusted unemployment rate of 6.4 percent for California—which decreased from 7.5 percent in August—and 4.6 percent for the nation—down from August’s 5.3 percent—during the same period.
