Heading east

With the California economy sputtering at half- speed, population growth has slowed to a crawl as residents head east in search of jobs, according to a report released Thursday. Dana Bartholomew in the Daily News.

Following a recent trend of decelerating population growth, the state grew less than 1 percent over the past year -- the slowest in a decade, according to the state Department of Finance.

Los Angeles County, a former destination of choice for immigrants, faced a growing exodus of residents but still grew at 0.65 percent as births outnumbered deaths.