The unemployment rate for San Diego is out and academics note it’s higher than the 4.2% for the national average, but lower than the California statewide unemployment rate of 5.3%.

A new wildfire was reported today at 12:22 p.m. in San Diego County. Lyons Fire has been burning on federal land managed by the United States Forest Service. Currently, the cause of the fire is still undetermined.

San Diego’s jobless rate just hit a high not seen in three years as the region’s labor force surged. The unemployment rate was 5 percent in August up from 4.9 percent in July, state labor officials said Friday.

San Diego County's unemployment rate increased slightly in August, up to 5% from a revised 4.9% in July, and above the year- ago rate of 4.4%,according to figures released Friday by the state Employment Development Department.