By Dave Mason

The Center Square

This article was republished from The Center Square. See their article here.

California continues to have America’s second-highest unemployment rate, according to the latest U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics report.

California’s unemployment rate was 5.5% in July. The only place with a worse rate was Washington, D.C., at 6%, the bureau said.

The nation’s capital also had the highest unemployment rate in June at 5.9%, with California in the second worst spot at 5.4%.

California saw 1,088,641 people without jobs in July, up from 1,070,414 in June.

Although California’s unemployment rate climbed slightly in July, the Golden State added 15,000 nonfarm, payroll jobs in 11 major industries, according to the state Employment Development Department. The number

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