Unemployment ranges from 5.4% to 34.3% in Riverside County, according to data released Monday by the state Employment Development Department.
Overall, the unemployment rate in Riverside County averages out to be 15.1%, with 138,300 people out of work during the month of October, according to the state-compiled data that is not seasonally adjusted.
The highest percentage of unemployment in the county is centered in Cabazon, where 34.3% of the workforce is unemployed.
The Coachella Valley cities rank as follows:
- Bermuda Dunes - 6.7%
- Cathedral City - 14.7%
- Coachella - 23.3%
- Desert Hot Springs - 19.9%
- Indian Wells - 5.4%
- Indio - 16.3%
- La Quinta - 8.0%
- Palm Desert - 9.1%
- Palm Springs - 11.8%
Nearby Mecca has 27.7% unemployment, Banning has 17.1%, and Beaumont has 18.2%.
