The Inland Empire posted a 4.9 percent unemployment rate in April, essentially unchanged from the previous month, but above the 4.6 percent recorded exactly one year earlier, according to a report.
That compares with a five percent for California and 3.9 percent for the nation during the same period, the state Employment Development Department reported.
All of the above figures are unadjusted, meaning they do not take into account seasonal factors that typically influence the job market. Statewide, the adjusted unemployment rate in April was 5.3 percent…