Southern California Counties Unemployment Rate Rises Slightly in October

People walk past the California Employment Development Department (EDD) in Sacramento, Calif., on April 18, 2022. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times

LOS ANGELES—Los Angeles County’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate rose to 5.2 percent in October, up slightly from a revised 5.1 percent in September, according to figures released Nov. 17 by the state Employment Development Department (EDD).

The 5.2 percent rate was above the 4.7 percent rate from October 2022.