California's job figures for October won't be out for a couple
of weeks. But Economist Kim Ritter with the Los Angeles
County Economic Development Corporation says Friday's national
unemployment report shows California is adding jobs - with growth
in many of the same areas as in other parts of the country.
Ritter: "We're looking at job growth in sectors like travel and tourism, entertainment, health care, education. Construction is still a problem, and of course the government sectors, the state and local governments have given up a lot of jobs."
But Ritter says California's job growth is much too slow to keep up with population growth and new applicants entering the labor market. The state's unemployment rate was just under 12 percent in September. Ritter says it likely won't drop into single digits for at least another year.
Ritter: "We're looking at job growth in sectors like travel and tourism, entertainment, health care, education. Construction is still a problem, and of course the government sectors, the state and local governments have given up a lot of jobs."
But Ritter says California's job growth is much too slow to keep up with population growth and new applicants entering the labor market. The state's unemployment rate was just under 12 percent in September. Ritter says it likely won't drop into single digits for at least another year.
