San Diego medical jobs were among only two industries that added jobs during June when compared to last year.
During June, the San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos area’s unemployment rate increased from 10.1 percent to 10.5 percent, following a decrease from 10.5 percent during May. That increase keeps the area’s rate above the national average at the time of 9.5 percent.
The San Diego area had a total non-farm employment of 1,224,500 workers during June, according to the U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics. This is down from 1,225,700 workers during May and a 1 percent decrease from last year.