L.A. Adds 27,000 Jobs in February

“L.A.’s job picture brightened in February as the county gained 27,000 non-farm jobs, led by hefty increases in education, the information sector and professional and business services, according to state figures released Friday. The California Economic Development Department reported that L.A. County had a total of 4,107,600 non-farm jobs in February, up 27,000, or 0.7 percent, from January and 1.1 percent from Feb. 2006. The unemployment rate remained steady at 4.6 percent in February compared to January, but was still well below the 5.0 percent mark recorded in February 2006. More people entered the labor force and were able to find work last month.”