SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - California’s unemployment rate rose to 4.2 percent in January, an increase from a revised rate of 4.1 percent the previous month.
The state Employment Development Department said Friday the state’s employers added 3,000 non-farm payroll jobs during January.
The December rate was originally put at 4.2 percent, but was revised back down to 4.1 percent, where it had been since September.
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