Jobless rate soars

Posted by Rick Orlov on March 21, 2009 7:05 AM | | Comments (0) |

Los Angeles County's jobless rate soared to nearly 11 percent in February, setting a modern-day record as retailers shed jobs amid dwindling consumer spending, the state said Friday.Gregory J. Wilcox in the Daily News.

Last month the county's jobless rate hit 10.9 percent - the worst since state unemployment surveys began in 1990. The worsening employment picture heightened public pressure on political leaders to deliver jobs soon.

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