View yearly updates and historical trends for California Job Creation Rate. Source: Census Bureau. Track economic data with YCharts analytics.

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Between February 2020 to January 2022, the number of jobs in the construction industry in California had decreased by over ***** percent. The states with the highest job growth rate during that period were Montana and Idaho. Meanwhile, the states with the lowest rate were New York and North Dakota, at **** percent for both of them.

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This dataset contains non-seasonally adjusted California Unemployment Rate by age groups, from the Current Population Survey (CPS). The age group ranges are as follows: 16-19; 20-24; 25-34; 35-44; 45-54; 55-64; 65+. This data is based on a 12-month moving average.

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Financial overview and grant giving statistics of California Commission For Jobs And Economic Growth

Graph and download economic data for Average Weekly Hours of All Employees: Goods Producing in California (SMU06000000600000002) from Jan 2007 to Aug 2025 about hours, CA, production, goods, employment, and USA.

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In 1990, the unemployment rate of the United States stood at 5.6 percent. Since then there have been many significant fluctuations to this number - the 2008 financial crisis left millions of people without work, as did the COVID-19 pandemic. By the end of 2022 and throughout 2023, the unemployment rate came to 3.6 percent, the lowest rate seen for decades. However, 2024 saw an increase up to four percent. For monthly updates on unemployment in the United States visit either the monthly national unemployment rate here, or the monthly state unemployment rate here. Both are seasonally adjusted. UnemploymentUnemployment is defined as a situation when an employed person is laid off, fired or quits his work and is still actively looking for a job. Unemployment can be found even in the healthiest economies, and many economists consider an unemployment rate at or below five percent to mean there is 'full employment' within an economy. If former employed persons go back to school or leave the job to take care of children they are no longer part of the active labor force and therefore not counted among the unemployed. Unemployment can also be the effect of events that are not part of the normal dynamics of an economy. Layoffs can be the result of technological progress, for example when robots replace workers in automobile production. Sometimes unemployment is caused by job outsourcing, due to the fact that employers often search for cheap labor around the globe and not only domestically. In 2022, the tech sector in the U.S. experienced significant lay-offs amid growing economic uncertainty. In the fourth quarter of 2022, more than 70,000 workers were laid off, despite low unemployment nationwide. The unemployment rate in the United States varies from state to state. In 2021, California had the highest number of unemployed persons with 1.38 million out of work.

The unemployment rate for people ages 16 to 24 in the United States in 202024 23 was 10 percent. However, this rate was much lower for people aged 45 and over, at 2.9 percent. U.S. unemployment The unemployment rate in the United States varies based on several factors, such as race, gender, and level of education. Black and African-American individuals had the highest unemployment rate in 2021 out of any ethnicity, and people who had less than a high school diploma had the highest unemployment rate by education level. Alaska is consistently the state with the highest unemployment rate, although the El Centro, California metropolitan area was the area with the highest unemployment rate in the country in 2019. Additionally, in August 2022, farming, fishing, and forestry occupations had the highest unemployment rate in the United States Unemployment rate The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics is the agency that researches and calculates the unemployment rate in the United States. Unemployment rises during recessions, which causes the cost of social welfare programs to increase. The Bureau of Labor Statistics says unemployed people are those who are jobless, have looked for employment within the last four weeks, and are free to work.

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This statistic depicts the projected number of jobs in legal cannabis created for Native American tribes at five percent market share in 2025, by state. In 2025, it is projected that ***** jobs in legal cannabis will be created for Native American tribes in California at five percent market share.

In 2021, the number of jobs provided in the arts and culture production industry in the United States was calculated. California was the state with the highest number of jobs in the industry, with approximately 742.43 thousand jobs in this sector. The lowest contributor from the arts and cultural production industry was Delaware which provided 7.75 thousand jobs.

Graph and download economic data for Average Weekly Earnings of Production Employees: Manufacturing in California (DISCONTINUED) (SMU06000003000000030SA) from Jan 2001 to Mar 2022 about earnings, CA, production, manufacturing, employment, and USA.

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In 2024, California was the state with the highest employment level in accounting and auditing, with approximately ******* working within this industry. The state of New York was second in the list, employing roughly *******, as well as being second in the list of highest paying states for accounting and auditing. The accounting industry in the United States The spending per average consumer of accounting services in the United States increased significantly between 2020 and 2023, with trends indicating that spending on accounting fees will continue to grow. With such great demand, it is little surprise that the revenue of accounting services within the country has been on an upward spiral since 2011. The number of bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks employed in the United States have also had to keep up with these growth trajectories, as employment within the industry also grew in the last year. Employment levels in the United States In 2023, figures of those in officially recognized employment rose substantially, as employment in the United States continued on a steady path. According to the International Monetary Fund, this figure is expected to rise continuously until 2023. With the backbone of the U.S. economy lying in the hospitality and leisure industry, employment figures took a significant hit during the peak of the coronavirus pandemic in 2020 owing to lockdown measures that required restaurants and leisure facilities to stay closed indefinitely. This prediction, therefore, will have come as a relief to the American economy, as hires in leisure and hospitality services was the industry with the third most new employees nationwide in September 2024.

Top 20 detailed occupations ranked by mortality prevention index among workers ages 18–64 years, California, 2020.

In 2024, new solar energy installations in the United States reached almost ** gigawatts, increasing by more than ** percent from the previous year, when new solar power capacity additions amounted to **** gigawatts. This surge in solar capacity has been driven by both utility-scale projects and residential installations, with states like Texas and California leading the way. U.S. solar energy capacity Overall, California stands out as the state with the highest cumulative solar capacity installed. As of March 2025, California had a total solar capacity of more than ** gigawatts, while Texas followed closely with roughly **** gigawatts. In 2024, Texas led the way in newly installed solar capacity, adding *** gigawatts to the grid, while California installed almost **** gigawatts during that year.
Solar energy employment in the U.S. The rapid expansion of solar energy in the United States is not only transforming the power sector but also creating substantial employment opportunities. Over the past decade, jobs in the U.S. solar market have nearly tripled. In 2023, the solar industry employed more than ******* people, with California hosting the largest solar workforce in the country. This job growth trend is expected to continue as solar capacity expands, further solidifying the industry's role in the U.S. economy.

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