The unemployment rate along the Central Coast finally changed direction for the first time in months, according to the latest data provided by the California Employment Development Department.
Announced Sept. 19, the unemployment rate for the Central Coast was 4.96% in the month of August, down from a jobless rate of 5.2% in July. The downward trend also stops four straight months of increases.
For context, last year’s summer months — June and July — also saw unemployment rates were significantly higher than the rest of the year…