INLAND EMPIRE – (INT) – The latest employment picture for Riverside-San Bernardino counties is a rosy one for the First Quarter of the year.

Joblessness during February slipped to 4.3 percent which is slightly under the state’s rate of 4.4%.

During the past 12-months, the Inland Empire added 18,300 jobs, the State Department of Employment (EDD) estimated. Educational and health services posted the greatest year-over gain. Healthcare and social assistance accounted for roughly 88 percent of the payroll increase.

On the down side, there were losses in services, construction, financial activities and manufacturing.

Story Date: March 26, 2019