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Hi, I am Tim Johnson and welcome to the California Business Minute.

Unemployment dropped to 11.9 percent in September according to the numbers
released by the State’s Employment Development Department.

The number dropped two tenths of one percent from August and six-tenths from
the September 2010 rate of 12.5 percent.

Five categories (construction; trade, transportation and utilities; professional
and business services; leisure and hospitality; and other services) added jobs
over the month, gaining 30,100 jobs. Professional and business services posted
the largest increase over the month, adding 13,300 jobs.

Six categories (mining and logging; manufacturing; information; financial
activities;educational and health services; and government) reported job
declines over the month, down 18,300 jobs. Government posted the largest
decrease over the month, down 7,000 jobs.

Marin County had the lowest unemployment rate at 7.8 percent while Imperial had
the highest at 29.6 percent.

I am Tim Johnson and this has been the California Business Minute.