San Diego’s Job Growth Led Southern California in 2019

San Diego’s unadjusted unemployment rate dipped to 2.8% at the end of 2019, adding 34,800 jobs for the year. It was the biggest employment gain in San Diego in three years. That compares to California’s unemployment rate of 3.9%. Total nonfarm employment grew by 2.3%, the highest rate in Southern California. Both Orange County and Los Angeles grew by 1.5%, while Inland Empire’s nonfarm employment grew by 2%.