The labor market on the South and Central Coasts is experiencing a slump with unemployment rising.
The California Employment Development Department says the jobless rate in Ventura County increased to 4.5% in June from 3.8% in May. In Santa Barbara County, 4.3% of people were unemployed in June, which is up 0.8% from a month earlier. The unemployment rate in San Luis Obispo County jumped to 3.8% in June from 3% in May.
California's jobless rate remained the same at 4.7%, which matched the record low that occurred in 2000.