Each month the California Employment Development Department (EDD) releases employment data for the prior month. This edition of San Diego’s Economic Pulse covers May 2019. Check out EDC’s research bureau for more data and stats about San Diego’s economy.
This report is sponsored by Manpower San Diego.
Highlights include:
- The region’s unemployment rate was 2.8 percent in May, down from a revised 3.0 percent in April 2019, and unchanged from the year-ago estimate of 2.8 percent
- The region’s unemployment rate remains lower than both the state and national unemployment rates of 3.5 percent and 3.4 percent, respectively
- Between April 2019 and May 2019, total nonfarm employment increased from 1,501,600 to 1,510,600, adding 9,000 jobs
- Between May 2018 and May 2019, total nonfarm employment increased from 1,485,000 to 1,510,600, adding 25,600 jobs
- Between May 2018 and May 2019, education and health services led the year-over gain, adding 8,700 jobs