The unemployment rate in Kern County is down compared to this time last year, according to a report from the Employment Development Department.
The data shows that the unemployment rate in February stood at 9.6%, up slightly from January's number's this year. That number is also 2% below last year's estimate of 11.4% unemployment.
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The data also shows that Kern County's highest unemployment rate in two years was back in March 2016 at 12% and reached a record low last October.
