BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KERO) — The unemployment rate in Kern County fell in July according to the recent report released by the state of California. July's unemployment rate for Kern was 6.6 percent down from a revised 6.8 percent in June.
It's also below the estimate from a year ago of 10.6 percent.
This compares with an un-adjusted unemployment rate of 3.9 percent for California and 3.8 percent for the nation during the same period.
This latest drop in unemployment is establishing a new record low going back to 1976.
The unemployment rate also dropped below the pre-pandemic level of 4.1 percent in February 2020.
The actual number of unemployed people in California also fell to a 33-year low in July, falling by 46,000 people to 759,000 total. This number has fallen for the 13th consecutive month.
California added 84,800 non-farm jobs in July, the state’s largest job gain since February and second largest since August of last year.
