The 38,100 job increase is the state’s largest monthly gain this year. It’s also nearly a quarter of the nation’s total job growth in July.
But citing a flawed seasonal adjustment in teacher jobs, the state is revising June’s 30,200 job gain down to 12,500 and May’s 16,800 increase down to 9,500.
“That makes me worry, too,” says Chapman University Economist Esmael Adibi.CapRadio provides a trusted source of news because of you. As a nonprofit organization, donations from people like you sustain the journalism that allows us to discover stories that are important to our audience. If you believe in what we do and support our mission, please donate today.