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More Los Angeles education jobs were added last month than jobs in any other industry.

During September, the Los Angeles area’s unemployment rate decreased from 12.9 percent to 12.5 percent, following a drop from 13.3 percent during August. Despite the latest decline, the area’s rate is still higher than the national average of 9.6 percent.

The Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale area had a total non-farm employment of 3,731,900 workers during September, which is up from 3,720,300 workers during August and only a 1 percent decrease from last year, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Those considering Los Angeles education jobs have plenty to choose from.

The Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale area’s education and health services industry employed 520,200 workers during December 2009, according to the U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics. This is down from 520,600 workers during November, but a 1.9 percent increase from December 2008.

Educators in the area can expect to be paid relatively well. According to Salary.com, public school teachers in Los Angeles receive an average pay between $49,339 per year and $65,537 per year.

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