BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The unemployment rate in Kern County has continued to decline for two months in a row, according to a new report by the California Employment Development Department.
The unemployment rate for the month of May in Kern County was 8.7%, marking a 0.3% decline from the revised rate of 9% in April, the report shows.
However, this year’s unemployment rate in May is 0.3% higher than the unemployment rate around the same time last year…