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Santee Unemployment Rate Lowest in East County

Santee and La Mesa tie for lowest jobless rate out east, as unemployment numbers across the county dropped in August.

Unemployment numbers fell across the county in August, with a .4 percent drop in the when compared to July.

The unemployment rate was 8.5 percent in August, an improvement compared to the 9 percent rate in the same month last year.

Santee had 32,900 residents in the labor force and 30,100 were considered employed in August, leaving 2,800 job seekers still searching, according to statistics released by the California Employment Development Department.

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Santee is tied with La Mesa for the lowest jobless rate in East County.

California's jobless rate was 11.9 percent in August, down from 12.4 percent in July and also lower than the 12.5 percent recorded in August of last year, according to the EDD. The rate in the United States was 9.1 percent, .2 percent lower than the previous month.

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The decrease in the unemployment rate in August came after two straight months in which the figure went up, according to the EDD.

City UE Rate Santee 8.5% San Diego 10.2% El Cajon 13.8% La Mesa 8.5% Lemon Grove 12.7%

City News Service contributed to this report.


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