California's job growth tripled the nation's, even as the Delta variant spread
by Margot Roosevelt, Los Angeles Times
Sep 17, 2021
3 minutes
California added jobs at three times the nation's rate last month as teachers returned to classrooms, entertainment venues reopened and summer vacationers traveled despite a spike in COVID-19 infections.
Payroll jobs in the state grew by 104,300 in August to a total of 16.63 million, accounting for 44% of U.S. job growth, officials reported. The nation's employment recovery was unexpectedly slow last month as vaccination rates in many states lagged that in California.
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