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.

The education and health services industry was responsible for the majority of the area’s monthly employment gains, adding 10,600 jobs during September. That was followed by the government industry, which added 5,000 workers. Keep in mind that employers in either of these industries will most likely search through a job seeker’s California public records (Click here).

The professional and business services industry added 4,400 jobs; while the financial activities industry added 1,000 workers; and the information industry added 100 jobs. Employment in the mining and logging industry remained even over the month with 4,200 jobs.

Four industries managed to experience a yearly increase in employment. The information industry added the most workers, growing by 10.3 percent between September 2009 and September 2010, to a current total of 216,800 jobs.

The mining and logging industry increased by 7.7 percent; while the leisure and hospitality industry grew by .8 percent to 385,700 workers; and the education and health services industry increased by .4 percent to 514,300 jobs.

The construction industry lost the most workers over the year, as its workforce decreased by 8.6 percent to 102,600 jobs.

Other industries that saw an over-the-year decrease in employment include:

• Government by 3.7 percent
• Manufacturing by 3.6 percent
• Other services by 2.6 percent
• Trade, transportation and utilities by 1.3 percent
• Professional and business services by .8 percent
• Financial activities by .4 percent

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.

The majority of the public primary and secondary schools in Los Angeles and the surrounding area are run by the Los Angeles Unified School District, which is the largest school district in the State of California and the second-largest in the nation.

During the 2007-2008 school year, the district had a total enrollment of 694,288 students, according to Wikipedia. The district is home to 219 year-round schools, which account for about 47 percent of all students, as well as 439 traditional schools and 162 magnet schools.

During that same school year, the district employed 45,473 teachers and 38,494 other workers, making the district the second-largest employer in Los Angeles County, behind only the city government.

LAUSD enrolls about one-third of all preschool students in the county and operates nearly as many buses as the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. The district also has its own police force, the Los Angeles School Police Department, which was established in 1948.

Unfortunately, LAUSD is often criticized for being underfunded and overcrowded, and having high drop-out and expulsion rates. During 2007, the school district had a 26 percent dropout rate for students in ninth through 12th grade.

Some portions of Los Angeles are run by the Las Virgenes Unified School District, which operates 14 public schools. The Los Angeles County High School for the Arts is run by the Los Angeles County Office of Education.

When it comes to higher-education, there are three public universities in the city, including California State University, Los Angeles; California State University, Northridge; and the University of California, Los Angeles.

The Los Angeles Community College District consists of nine campuses, including:

• East Los Angeles College
• Los Angeles City College
• Los Angeles Harbor College
• Los Angeles Mission College
• Los Angeles Pierce College
• Los Angeles Valley College
• Los Angeles Southwest College
• Los Angeles Trade-Technical College
• West Los Angeles College

Private colleges within Los Angeles include:

• American Film Institute Conservatory
• Alliant International University
• American InterContinental University
• American Jewish University
• The American Musical and Dramatic Academy
• Antioch University
• Art Center College of Design
• Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science
• Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising
• Los Angeles Film School
• Loyola Marymount University
• Mount St. Mary’s College
• National University of California
• New York Film Academy
• Occidental College
• Otis College of Art and Design
• Southern California Institute of Architecture
• Southwestern Law School
• University of Southern California