California Job Losses Continue To Climb Job losses for September are higher than expected and more than five times greater than in August, state officials say. L.A. County joblessness soars to 12.7%. By Alana Semuels October 16, 2009 California posted higher-than-expected job losses in September, a sign that the state's employment woes continue even amid signs of a broader economic recovery. Employers cut 39,000 workers from their payrolls last month, according to figures released this morning by the state Employment Development Department. That's more than five times the number of jobs that state officials now say California lost in August,...