SoCal Unemployment Rates Dips Again in April: EDD Reports

A help wanted sign hangs in a restaurant in Fountain Valley, Calif., on Jan. 27. 2022. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times

Unemployment rates continue to drop in Southern California, according to April 2022 figures released on Friday, May 20, by California’s Employment Development Department (EDD).

Los Angeles County’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate fell to 5.5 percent in April, down from a revised 5.7 percent in March and well below the 10.4 percent rate a year ago.