California’s unemployment rate is the highest in the nation — again — as the state’s tech sector struggles to retain jobs, thanks partly to the advance of artificial intelligence (AI) within the industry.

The San Francisco Chronicle reported:

California’s unemployment rate rose to 5.5% in July, the highest among U.S. states, as tech and other office jobs showed more weakness and hiring remained sluggish, according to state data released Friday.

The state added a net 15,000 jobs, pushing the unemployment rate up 0.1 percentage points from June to the highest rate since December. California’s rate was higher than the national unemployment rate of…

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