GOLDEN STATE: California added 138,100 jobs in February -- 20.4% of the jobs created across the nation, and more than any other state.
California created more jobs than any other state in the nation last month, dropping its unemployment rate to 5.4%, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Friday.
"These latest numbers show that California is continuing to drive our nation's job growth," Newsom said in a statement."We're doing it by promoting more pathways to opportunity and embracing the diversity, creativity, innovation, and determination that breeds success — building a California for all."
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