RIVERSIDE (CNS) - Losses in several sectors of the regional economy
pushed Riverside County's unemployment rate above 4% last month, according to
figures released today by the California Employment Development Department.The jobless rate in November, based on preliminary EDD estimates, was
4.2%, compared to 4% in October.According to figures, the November rate was a full percentage point
lower than the year-ago level, when countywide unemployment stood at 5.3%, as
the statewide coronavirus public health lockdowns came to an end.An estimated 49,500 county residents were recorded as out of work in
November, and 1,120,800 were employed, according to EDD.Coachella had the highest unemployment rate countywide last month at
10%, followed by Cherry Valley at 7.9%, Mecca at
