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The county unemployment rate rose to 5.5 percent in May from a revised 5.1 percent in April, although the number of employed persons rose by 3,100 over the month, according to the state's Employment Development Department. This seeming anomaly often occurs when a larger number of people are actually looking for work. May's 5.5 percent unemployment rate was higher than the nation's 5.2 percent, but below the state's 6.5 percent. Leisure and hospitality jobs accounted for 90 percent of the jobs gain between April and May. Jobs were down 3,200 compared with a year earlier. Construction jobs were down 10 percent from a year earlier. Wireless telecommunications jobs were up 13.9 percent over the 12 months.
The county unemployment rate rose to 5.5 percent in May from a revised 5.1 percent in April, although the number of employed persons rose by 3,100 over the month, according to the state's Employment Development Department. This seeming anomaly often occurs when a larger number of people are actually looking for work. May's 5.5 percent unemployment rate was higher than the nation's 5.2 percent, but below the state's 6.5 percent. Leisure and hospitality jobs accounted for 90 percent of the jobs gain between April and May. Jobs were down 3,200 compared with a year earlier. Construction jobs were down 10 percent from a year earlier. Wireless telecommunications jobs were up 13.9 percent over the 12 months.