Kern's unemployment rate creeps upward again

Kern County joblessness grew again in November as farming companies shed another 3,700 jobs, or 5.6 percent, outweighing strong gains in professional and business services and other sectors, the state reported Friday.

The county's seasonally unadjusted unemployment rate rose to 9.6 percent last month, up from a revised 9.0 percent in October, the California Employment Development Department said. Nov