California unemployment rises to 6.9%, LA area rate is 7%, was 5% a year ago

[Liberal_in_LA]

http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-caljobs19-2008jul19,0,6469603.story

California's unemployment rate rises to 6.9% in June
The rate rises a tenth of a percentage point from May to a nearly five-year high. The jobless rate in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale area rises to 7% from 5% a year earlier.

By Marc Lifsher, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer
9:39 AM PDT, July 18, 2008

California's unemployment rate crept up to 6.9% in June, a tenth of a percentage point higher than the month before and the highest in nearly five years, the government reported today.

The latest figure ties California with Mississippi for the third-highest jobless rate among the states, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics said.

[Bicoastal]

1. Ugh, that's terrible...

...this plus the price of gas makes me glad I'm living in New York now. Tied with Mississippi, really?!

[NightWatcher]

2. and I wonder what % just dont count anymore

would that double the figure to 14 or so?