New unemployment numbers out for December show improvement in the job market in Kern County.
The unemployment rate for December 2017 was 8.6 percent. However, a year to year comparison shows the unemployment rate was lower than the 10.2 rate in December 2016.
During the same time period, California saw a 4.2 percent unemployment rate compared with 3.9 percent for the nation.
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