Hiring challenges persist despite move to Orange tier Nearly 10 thousand San Diegans went back to work last month, but employers in the county's hardest hit fields continue to struggle to fill jobs and last updated 2021-04-16 20:21:51-04 SAN DIEGO (KGTV) -- Nearly 10 thousand San Diegans went back to work last month, but employers in the county's hardest hit fields continue to struggle to fill jobs. On Friday, the state reported that San Diego County's unemployment rate was 6.9 percent in March, with nearly 108,000 San Diegans losing their jobs in the last year. And yet, for many, there is not a rush to find work.