California's economic climate continues to deteriorate as the unemployment rate in the state jumped another one-half of a percentage point to 8.2 percent in October, according to the state's unemployment division.
The state lost 26,400 nonfarm payroll jobs in the month, according to the California Employment Development Department.
The state has the third highest unemployment rate in the nation. From October 2007 to October 2008, California lost a total 101,300 jobs, the report estimates.
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