The unemployment rate in San Diego County for September was 5.9 percent, close to a six-year low, the state Employment Development Department announced Friday.
Aside from a 5.8 percent rate recorded in May, the September figure was the lowest since June 2008, according to EDD data.
The unemployment rate was 6.2 percent in August, and 7.3 percent in September 2013. Statewide, the unemployment rate in September was 6.9 percent, and the nationwide rate was 5.7 percent.
According to the EDD, the greatest local job gain over the past year was in the professional, scientific and technical sector, which added 9,300 positions. Trade, transportation and utilities added 6,400 jobs in the same period, while construction created 6,300 new positions.
Last month, 93,800 San Diegans were unemployed out of a civilian labor force of nearly 1.6 million.
