Unemployment Rate and Labor Force
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Each month the Employment Development Department releases revised and preliminary civilian labor force, unemployment rates, and industry employment by geography for California, metropolitan areas, counties, and sub-county areas. The last data released was for October 2023. For a complete schedule of future data releases, please visit the Release Schedule.
Monthly EDD Press Release
Data for areas on the drop down list that have an * after the name offer multi-county Metropolitan Area data only.
- Official EDD Statewide News Release
- Current Labor Force Comparison: California, Los Angeles, U.S.
- California Labor Force and Industry Employment: Seasonally Adjusted | Not Seasonally Adjusted
- California Labor Market Review
- Industry Employment - Official Estimates: California, Counties, Metropolitan Areas
- Online Job Advertisement Statistics: Metropolitan Areas
Note: This page was recently redesigned – and some new data tools were added that will make it easier to explore, visualize, and download the datasets listed on this page.
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California and All Counties
Unemployment Rate and Labor Force Data for California and all 58 Counties.
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Metropolitan Areas
Unemployment Rate and Labor Force Data for all Metropolitan Areas.
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Cities and Sub–County Places
Unemployment Rate and Labor Force Data for approximately 1,100 cities, towns, and census-designated areas in California.
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Local Workforce Development Areas (Local Areas)
Unemployment Rate and Labor Force Data for all current Workforce Development Areas in California.
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Regional Planning Units
Unemployment Rate and Labor Force Data for all current Regional Planning Units as classified by the California Workforce Development Board.
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California Demographic Labor Force Summary Tables
12-month moving average detailed demographic data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Population Survey.
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Interactive Labor Force and Unemployment Rate Maps
The map displays non-seasonally adjusted data for all 58 counties.
Counties
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2022: Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec
Annual Averages: 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018
Historical Data: EDD Data Library | Legacy Data Search Tool
Metropolitan Areas
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2022: Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec
Annual Averages: 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018
Seasonally Adjusted Metropolitan Areas Data (Excel)
Historical Data: EDD Data Library | Legacy Data Search Tool
Local Workforce Development Areas (Local Areas)
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2022: Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec
Annual Averages: 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018
Historical Data: EDD Data Library | Legacy Data Search Tool
Sub-County Areas (Cities and Towns)
Historical Data: EDD Data Library | Legacy Data Search Tool
Use the interactive data table below to find current and historical unemployment and labor force data for all California areas. You can also access interactive data for individual California areas by using the following links: County | Metropolitan Areas | Local Workforce Development Areas | Sub-County Areas (Cities and Towns)
- Unemployment Rate Static Maps: B&W Maps | Color Maps | Interactive Maps
- Maps of Annual Averages: 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018
- Monthly Unemployment Rate for the United States: 2005-current
- Monthly Labor Force for the United States: 2005 - current
- Monthly U.S.: Employment Situation Report
For more information about the unemployment rate and labor force data collection and calculation visit, About the Labor Force data, Methodology for Generating Labor Force Data and Labor Market Information FAQs.
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