California Employment
| Date |
Employment |
Unemployment |
| Total |
% Change
Year Ago |
Rate |
Unit Change
Year Ago |
| 1978 | 10,136,550 | - | 7.1 | - |
| 1979 | 10,566,400 | 4.2 | 6.2 | -0.9 |
| 1980 | 10,794,150 | 2.2 | 6.8 | 0.6 |
| 1981 | 10,937,258 | 1.3 | 7.4 | 0.6 |
| 1982 | 10,967,225 | 0.3 | 9.9 | 2.5 |
| 1983 | 11,094,559 | 1.2 | 9.7 | -0.3 |
| 1984 | 11,631,033 | 4.8 | 7.8 | -1.9 |
| 1985 | 12,047,808 | 3.6 | 7.2 | -0.6 |
| 1986 | 12,442,542 | 3.3 | 6.7 | -0.5 |
| 1987 | 12,946,542 | 4.1 | 5.8 | -0.9 |
| 1988 | 13,383,791 | 3.4 | 5.3 | -0.5 |
| 1989 | 13,779,967 | 3.0 | 5.1 | -0.2 |
| 1990 | 14,319,192 | 3.9 | 5.8 | 0.7 |
| 1991 | 14,004,151 | -2.2 | 7.7 | 2.0 |
| 1992 | 13,973,304 | -0.2 | 9.3 | 1.6 |
| 1993 | 13,918,275 | -0.4 | 9.4 | 0.1 |
| 1994 | 14,122,088 | 1.5 | 8.6 | -0.8 |
| 1995 | 14,062,361 | -0.4 | 7.9 | -0.7 |
| 1996 | 14,303,507 | 1.7 | 7.3 | -0.5 |
| 1997 | 14,780,791 | 3.3 | 6.4 | -0.9 |
| 1998 | 15,203,693 | 2.9 | 6.0 | -0.4 |
| 1999 | 15,566,900 | 2.4 | 5.3 | -0.7 |
| 2000 | 16,024,341 | 2.9 | 4.9 | -0.3 |
| 2001 | 16,220,033 | 1.2 | 5.4 | 0.5 |
| 2002 | 16,180,799 | -0.2 | 6.7 | 1.3 |
| 2003 | 16,200,064 | 0.1 | 6.8 | 0.1 |
| 2004 | 16,354,779 | 1.0 | 6.2 | -0.6 |
| 2005 | 16,671,914 | 1.9 | 5.4 | -0.8 |
| 2006 | 16,948,374 | 1.7 | 4.9 | -0.5 |
| 2007 | 17,108,702 | 0.9 | 5.4 | 0.5 |
| 2008 | 17,059,574 | -0.3 | 7.2 | 1.9 |
| Monthly Data |
| 1995-Jan | 13,878,137 | 0.4 | 8.5 | -1.3 |
| Feb | 13,970,672 | 0.5 | 8.1 | -1.8 |
| Mar | 13,978,730 | 0.0 | 8.0 | -1.2 |
| Apr | 13,989,757 | -0.1 | 7.9 | -0.9 |
| May | 13,989,666 | -0.8 | 7.7 | -0.9 |
| Jun | 14,044,171 | -0.7 | 7.9 | -0.9 |
| Jul | 14,137,841 | -0.7 | 8.4 | -0.7 |
| Aug | 14,172,154 | -1.0 | 7.8 | -0.6 |
| Sep | 14,135,288 | -0.8 | 7.6 | -0.4 |
| Oct | 14,207,366 | -0.7 | 7.5 | -0.2 |
| Nov | 14,130,587 | -0.7 | 7.8 | 0.0 |
| Dec | 14,113,957 | -0.5 | 7.3 | 0.0 |
| 1996-Jan | 13,928,177 | 0.4 | 8.5 | 0.0 |
| Feb | 14,059,455 | 0.6 | 8.2 | 0.1 |
| Mar | 14,109,279 | 0.9 | 8.0 | 0.1 |
| Apr | 14,117,888 | 0.9 | 7.5 | -0.4 |
| May | 14,216,917 | 1.6 | 7.2 | -0.5 |
| Jun | 14,296,648 | 1.8 | 7.1 | -0.7 |
| Jul | 14,384,595 | 1.7 | 7.8 | -0.7 |
| Aug | 14,458,983 | 2.0 | 6.9 | -1.0 |
| Sep | 14,462,168 | 2.3 | 6.7 | -0.9 |
| Oct | 14,563,292 | 2.5 | 6.7 | -0.8 |
| Nov | 14,513,913 | 2.7 | 6.9 | -0.8 |
| Dec | 14,530,767 | 3.0 | 6.6 | -0.7 |
| 1997-Jan | 14,386,391 | 3.3 | 7.6 | -1.0 |
| Feb | 14,476,881 | 3.0 | 7.2 | -1.0 |
| Mar | 14,593,782 | 3.4 | 7.1 | -1.0 |
| Apr | 14,639,110 | 3.7 | 6.3 | -1.1 |
| May | 14,725,764 | 3.6 | 6.0 | -1.2 |
| Jun | 14,758,861 | 3.2 | 6.4 | -0.7 |
| Jul | 14,867,341 | 3.4 | 6.7 | -1.1 |
| Aug | 14,946,599 | 3.4 | 6.2 | -0.6 |
| Sep | 14,909,495 | 3.1 | 6.1 | -0.6 |
| Oct | 14,991,719 | 2.9 | 5.9 | -0.8 |
| Nov | 15,020,478 | 3.5 | 5.7 | -1.2 |
| Dec | 15,053,076 | 3.6 | 5.8 | -0.8 |
| 1998-Jan | 14,912,057 | 3.7 | 6.6 | -1.0 |
| Feb | 15,006,326 | 3.7 | 6.3 | -0.9 |
| Mar | 15,057,963 | 3.2 | 6.5 | -0.6 |
| Apr | 15,100,862 | 3.2 | 5.6 | -0.7 |
| May | 15,168,840 | 3.0 | 5.5 | -0.5 |
| Jun | 15,191,432 | 2.9 | 6.0 | -0.4 |
| Jul | 15,261,846 | 2.7 | 6.3 | -0.3 |
| Aug | 15,299,928 | 2.4 | 6.0 | -0.3 |
| Sep | 15,312,966 | 2.7 | 5.9 | -0.2 |
| Oct | 15,361,150 | 2.5 | 5.8 | -0.1 |
| Nov | 15,360,789 | 2.3 | 5.6 | -0.1 |
| Dec | 15,410,158 | 2.4 | 5.5 | -0.3 |
| 1999-Jan | 15,288,829 | 2.5 | 6.1 | -0.4 |
| Feb | 15,350,660 | 2.3 | 6.0 | -0.3 |
| Mar | 15,400,527 | 2.3 | 5.7 | -0.7 |
| Apr | 15,417,210 | 2.1 | 5.3 | -0.4 |
| May | 15,510,243 | 2.3 | 4.7 | -0.8 |
| Jun | 15,563,725 | 2.5 | 5.3 | -0.7 |
| Jul | 15,605,877 | 2.3 | 5.6 | -0.7 |
| Aug | 15,666,159 | 2.4 | 5.1 | -0.9 |
| Sep | 15,655,606 | 2.2 | 4.9 | -1.0 |
| Oct | 15,753,408 | 2.6 | 4.8 | -1.0 |
| Nov | 15,755,693 | 2.6 | 4.8 | -0.8 |
| Dec | 15,834,867 | 2.8 | 4.7 | -0.7 |
| 2000-Jan | 15,762,157 | 3.1 | 5.4 | -0.8 |
| Feb | 15,871,150 | 3.4 | 5.4 | -0.6 |
| Mar | 15,885,186 | 3.1 | 5.3 | -0.4 |
| Apr | 15,976,616 | 3.6 | 4.7 | -0.5 |
| May | 15,941,729 | 2.8 | 4.8 | 0.1 |
| Jun | 16,023,503 | 3.0 | 5.1 | -0.2 |
| Jul | 16,027,148 | 2.7 | 5.3 | -0.3 |
| Aug | 16,112,174 | 2.8 | 5.1 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 16,092,856 | 2.8 | 4.6 | -0.3 |
| Oct | 16,180,916 | 2.7 | 4.5 | -0.3 |
| Nov | 16,155,705 | 2.5 | 4.6 | -0.2 |
| Dec | 16,262,949 | 2.7 | 4.4 | -0.3 |
| 2001-Jan | 16,157,647 | 2.5 | 5.2 | -0.2 |
| Feb | 16,215,866 | 2.2 | 5.1 | -0.3 |
| Mar | 16,230,265 | 2.2 | 5.2 | -0.1 |
| Apr | 16,235,774 | 1.6 | 4.9 | 0.1 |
| May | 16,233,825 | 1.8 | 4.6 | -0.2 |
| Jun | 16,238,689 | 1.3 | 5.2 | 0.2 |
| Jul | 16,266,083 | 1.5 | 5.6 | 0.2 |
| Aug | 16,214,710 | 0.6 | 5.7 | 0.6 |
| Sep | 16,253,256 | 1.0 | 5.4 | 0.8 |
| Oct | 16,245,105 | 0.4 | 5.9 | 1.4 |
| Nov | 16,162,243 | 0.0 | 6.2 | 1.6 |
| Dec | 16,186,938 | -0.5 | 6.2 | 1.8 |
| 2002-Jan | 16,008,926 | -0.9 | 7.0 | 1.8 |
| Feb | 16,162,331 | -0.3 | 6.8 | 1.8 |
| Mar | 16,127,989 | -0.6 | 6.9 | 1.7 |
| Apr | 16,128,125 | -0.7 | 6.6 | 1.8 |
| May | 16,176,967 | -0.4 | 6.3 | 1.6 |
| Jun | 16,153,566 | -0.5 | 6.8 | 1.5 |
| Jul | 16,185,691 | -0.5 | 7.0 | 1.4 |
| Aug | 16,232,148 | 0.1 | 6.7 | 1.1 |
| Sep | 16,297,757 | 0.3 | 6.3 | 0.9 |
| Oct | 16,301,803 | 0.3 | 6.4 | 0.5 |
| Nov | 16,186,981 | 0.2 | 6.8 | 0.6 |
| Dec | 16,207,307 | 0.1 | 6.7 | 0.5 |
| 2003-Jan | 16,076,013 | 0.4 | 7.3 | 0.3 |
| Feb | 16,150,599 | -0.1 | 7.2 | 0.4 |
| Mar | 16,153,720 | 0.2 | 7.1 | 0.1 |
| Apr | 16,179,552 | 0.3 | 6.7 | 0.1 |
| May | 16,176,616 | 0.0 | 6.6 | 0.3 |
| Jun | 16,190,889 | 0.2 | 7.2 | 0.4 |
| Jul | 16,177,114 | -0.1 | 7.2 | 0.2 |
| Aug | 16,218,778 | -0.1 | 6.9 | 0.2 |
| Sep | 16,211,444 | -0.5 | 6.5 | 0.2 |
| Oct | 16,293,136 | -0.1 | 6.5 | 0.1 |
| Nov | 16,275,978 | 0.5 | 6.6 | -0.1 |
| Dec | 16,296,923 | 0.6 | 6.3 | -0.4 |
| 2004-Jan | 16,152,221 | 0.5 | 7.0 | -0.3 |
| Feb | 16,215,638 | 0.4 | 6.8 | -0.5 |
| Mar | 16,195,892 | 0.3 | 6.9 | -0.1 |
| Apr | 16,236,736 | 0.4 | 6.3 | -0.5 |
| May | 16,285,331 | 0.7 | 6.1 | -0.5 |
| Jun | 16,317,283 | 0.8 | 6.4 | -0.7 |
| Jul | 16,412,966 | 1.5 | 6.5 | -0.7 |
| Aug | 16,457,925 | 1.5 | 6.0 | -0.9 |
| Sep | 16,435,604 | 1.4 | 5.7 | -0.8 |
| Oct | 16,516,918 | 1.4 | 5.7 | -0.8 |
| Nov | 16,515,215 | 1.5 | 5.8 | -0.8 |
| Dec | 16,515,617 | 1.3 | 5.7 | -0.6 |
| 2005-Jan | 16,378,589 | 1.4 | 6.2 | -0.8 |
| Feb | 16,455,601 | 1.5 | 6.1 | -0.6 |
| Mar | 16,483,428 | 1.8 | 5.8 | -1.1 |
| Apr | 16,585,249 | 2.1 | 5.4 | -0.9 |
| May | 16,651,606 | 2.2 | 5.1 | -0.9 |
| Jun | 16,658,548 | 2.1 | 5.4 | -1.0 |
| Jul | 16,743,393 | 2.0 | 5.6 | -0.9 |
| Aug | 16,820,637 | 2.2 | 5.2 | -0.8 |
| Sep | 16,800,254 | 2.2 | 5.1 | -0.6 |
| Oct | 16,864,700 | 2.1 | 5.0 | -0.7 |
| Nov | 16,794,858 | 1.7 | 5.2 | -0.6 |
| Dec | 16,826,108 | 1.9 | 5.0 | -0.7 |
| 2006-Jan | 16,692,206 | 1.9 | 5.3 | -0.8 |
| Feb | 16,758,513 | 1.8 | 5.4 | -0.8 |
| Mar | 16,800,523 | 1.9 | 5.1 | -0.7 |
| Apr | 16,827,624 | 1.5 | 4.9 | -0.5 |
| May | 16,894,113 | 1.5 | 4.6 | -0.5 |
| Jun | 16,927,882 | 1.6 | 4.9 | -0.5 |
| Jul | 16,974,557 | 1.4 | 5.3 | -0.3 |
| Aug | 17,030,975 | 1.3 | 4.9 | -0.3 |
| Sep | 17,034,493 | 1.4 | 4.6 | -0.5 |
| Oct | 17,150,448 | 1.7 | 4.4 | -0.6 |
| Nov | 17,120,376 | 1.9 | 4.7 | -0.5 |
| Dec | 17,168,778 | 2.0 | 4.7 | -0.3 |
| 2007-Jan | 16,985,383 | 1.8 | 5.4 | 0.1 |
| Feb | 17,015,663 | 1.5 | 5.3 | 0.0 |
| Mar | 17,068,686 | 1.6 | 5.1 | 0.0 |
| Apr | 17,026,829 | 1.2 | 5.0 | 0.1 |
| May | 17,079,810 | 1.1 | 4.8 | 0.2 |
| Jun | 17,114,344 | 1.1 | 5.3 | 0.3 |
| Jul | 17,155,348 | 1.1 | 5.7 | 0.4 |
| Aug | 17,139,073 | 0.6 | 5.5 | 0.5 |
| Sep | 17,173,816 | 0.8 | 5.4 | 0.8 |
| Oct | 17,179,527 | 0.2 | 5.4 | 0.9 |
| Nov | 17,209,617 | 0.5 | 5.5 | 0.8 |
| Dec | 17,156,323 | -0.1 | 5.9 | 1.2 |
| 2008-Jan | 17,038,176 | 0.3 | 6.4 | 0.9 |
| Feb | 17,050,379 | 0.2 | 6.2 | 0.9 |
| Mar | 17,066,406 | 0.0 | 6.5 | 1.3 |
| Apr | 17,124,799 | 0.6 | 6.0 | 1.0 |
| May | 17,119,344 | 0.2 | 6.5 | 1.6 |
| Jun | 17,114,304 | 0.0 | 7.0 | 1.7 |
| Jul | 17,116,482 | -0.2 | 7.6 | 1.9 |
| Aug | 17,095,487 | -0.3 | 7.7 | 2.3 |
| Sep | 17,067,605 | -0.6 | 7.6 | 2.2 |
| Oct | 17,091,910 | -0.5 | 7.9 | 2.6 |
| Nov | 16,967,862 | -1.4 | 8.4 | 2.8 |
| Dec | 16,862,138 | -1.7 | 9.1 | 3.3 |
| 2009-Jan | 16,531,666 | -3.0 | 10.6 | 4.2 |
| Feb | 16,519,539 | -3.1 | 11.0 | 4.8 |
| Mar | 16,448,793 | -3.6 | 11.5 | 5.1 |
| Apr | 16,504,773 | -3.6 | 11.0 | 5.0 |
| May | 16,375,727 | -4.3 | 11.3 | 4.8 |
| Jun | 16,378,002 | -4.3 | 11.6 | 4.7 |
| Jul | 16,345,642 | -4.5 | 12.1 | 4.5 |
| Aug | 16,254,142 | -4.9 | 12.2 | 4.5 |
| Sep | 16,162,426 | -5.3 | 12.0 | 4.5 |
| Oct | 16,104,936 | -5.8 | 12.3 | 4.3 |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and Real Estate Center at Texas A&M University
Note: Data are from The Current Population Survey (CPS) - a monthly survey of households conducted by the Bureau of Census for the Bureau of Labor Statistics. It provides a comprehensive body of data on the labor force, employment, unemployment, and persons not in the labor force.
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