California jobless rate soars to highest on recordCalifornia's unemployment rate surged to its highest level on record last month, rising to 11.5 percent as 69,000 jobs across the state vanished, official figures showed Friday. The California Employment Development Department figures showed a 0.4 increase in unemployment from April as the most populous pop·u·lous adj. Containing many people or inhabitants; having a large population. [Middle English, from Latin popul US state continued to reel under the recession. Only four other states have higher unemployment than California -- Michigan, Oregon, Rhode Island Rhode Island, island, United States Rhode Island, island, 15 mi (24 km) long and 5 mi (8 km) wide, S R.I., at the entrance to Narragansett Bay. It is the largest island in the state, with steep cliffs and excellent beaches. and South Carolina South Carolina, state of the SE United States. It is bordered by North Carolina (N), the Atlantic Ocean (SE), and Georgia (SW). Facts and Figures Area, 31,055 sq mi (80,432 sq km). Pop. (2000) 4,012,012, a 15. -- according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. official figures. California's numbers contrasted with a national US jobless rate of 9.4 percent in May. California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger Arnold Alois Schwarzenegger (German pronunciation (IPA): [ˈaɐ̯nɔlt ˈaloɪ̯s ˈʃvaɐ̯ʦənˌʔɛɡɐ] said Friday the jobless figures showed the state's recovery "will not happen overnight." "There is no greater priority right now than to stimulate the economy, create jobs and get California back on the road to prosperity," he said in a statement. 
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