Graph and download economic data for Unemployment Rate in California (CAUR) from Jan 1976 to Jan 2025 about CA, unemployment, rate, and USA.

This dataset contains unemployment rates for the U.S.(1948 - Present) and California (1976 - Present). The unemployment rate represents the number of unemployed as a percentage of the labor force. Labor force data are restricted to people 16 years of age and older, who currently reside in 1 of the 50 states or the District of Columbia, who do not reside in institutions (e.g., penal and mental facilities, homes for the aged), and who are not on active duty in the Armed Forces. This rate is also defined as the U-3 measure of labor underutilization.

In 2023, the unemployment rate in California was 4.8 percent. This is an increase from the previous year, when the unemployment rate was 4.3 percent, and is down from a high of 12.5 percent in 2010.

The monthly unemployment rate for the United States can be accessed here.

Unemployment Rate in California was 5.50% in December of 2024, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, Unemployment Rate in California reached a record high of 16.10 in April of 2020 and a record low of 3.80 in August of 2022. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for Unemployment Rate in California - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on March of 2025.

This table contains data on the percent of the population in the labor force who are unemployed (unemployment rate), for California, its regions, counties, county divisions, cities/towns, and census tracts. Data is from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS), Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), and the U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS). The table is part of a series of indicators in the Healthy Communities Data and Indicators Project of the Office of Health Equity. Unemployment is associated with higher rates of self-reported poor health, long-term illnesses, higher incidence of risky health behaviors (alcoholism, smoking), and increased mortality. Various explanations have been proposed for the link between poor health and unemployment; for example, economic deprivation that results in reduced access to essential goods and services. Another explanation is that unemployment causes the loss of latent functions (social contact, social status, time structure and personal identity) which can result in stigma, isolation and loss of self-worth. More information about the data table and a data dictionary can be found in the About/Attachments section.

Graph and download economic data for Unemployment Rate in Riverside County, CA (CARIVE5URN) from Jan 1990 to Jan 2025 about Riverside County, CA; Riverside; CA; unemployment; rate; and USA.

The Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program is a Federal-State cooperative effort in which monthly estimates of total employment and unemployment are prepared for approximately 7,600 areas, including counties, cities and metropolitan statistical areas. These estimates are key indicators of local economic conditions.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) of the U.S. Department of Labor is responsible for the concepts, definitions, technical procedures, validation, and publication of the estimates that State workforce agencies prepare under agreement with BLS.

Estimates for counties are produced through a building-block approach known as the "Handbook method." This procedure also uses data from several sources, including the CPS, the CES program, state UI systems, and the Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS), to create estimates that are adjusted to the statewide measures of employment and unemployment. Estimates for cities are prepared using disaggregation techniques based on inputs from the ACS, annual population estimates, and current UI data.

NOTE: The LAUS Seasonally Adjusted Benchmark 2023 data was last revised in 2024. The newly revised Benchmark 2024 data will be available in mid-2025.

Graph and download economic data for Insured Unemployment Rate in California (CAINSUREDUR) from 1986-02-01 to 2025-03-08 about insurance, CA, unemployment, rate, and USA.

Graph and download economic data for Unemployment Rate in Los Angeles County, CA (CALOSA7URN) from Jan 1990 to Jan 2025 about Los Angeles County, CA; Los Angeles; CA; unemployment; rate; and USA.

This dataset contains the Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS), annual averages from 1990 to 2023.

The Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program is a Federal-State cooperative effort in which monthly estimates of total employment and unemployment are prepared for approximately 7,600 areas, including counties, cities and metropolitan statistical areas. These estimates are key indicators of local economic conditions.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) of the U.S. Department of Labor is responsible for the concepts, definitions, technical procedures, validation, and publication of the estimates that State workforce agencies prepare under agreement with BLS.

Estimates for counties are produced through a building-block approach known as the "Handbook method." This procedure also uses data from several sources, including the CPS, the CES program, state UI systems, and the Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS), to create estimates that are adjusted to the statewide measures of employment and unemployment. Estimates for cities are prepared using disaggregation techniques based on inputs from the ACS, annual population estimates, and current UI data.

California - Unemployment Rate in Bakersfield, CA (MSA) was 8.80% in January of 2022, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, California - Unemployment Rate in Bakersfield, CA (MSA) reached a record high of 18.60 in March of 1993 and a record low of 6.20 in September of 2006. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for California - Unemployment Rate in Bakersfield, CA (MSA) - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on March of 2025.

Graph and download economic data for Unemployment Rate in Orange County, CA (CAORAN7URN) from Jan 1990 to Jan 2025 about Orange County, CA; Los Angeles; CA; unemployment; rate; and USA.

California - Unemployment Rate in Stockton-Lodi, CA (MSA) was 7.30% in January of 2022, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, California - Unemployment Rate in Stockton-Lodi, CA (MSA) reached a record high of 18.30 in January of 2011 and a record low of 5.00 in September of 2019. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for California - Unemployment Rate in Stockton-Lodi, CA (MSA) - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on March of 2025.

California - Unemployment Rate in Fresno, CA (MSA) was 7.70% in January of 2022, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, California - Unemployment Rate in Fresno, CA (MSA) reached a record high of 17.20 in October of 2010 and a record low of 7.10 in November of 2019. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for California - Unemployment Rate in Fresno, CA (MSA) - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on March of 2025.

California - Unemployment Rate in Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA (MSA) was 4.70% in January of 2022, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, California - Unemployment Rate in Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA (MSA) reached a record high of 15.10 in April of 2020 and a record low of 3.50 in August of 2019. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for California - Unemployment Rate in Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA (MSA) - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on March of 2025.

Graph and download economic data for Unemployment Rate in Fresno County, CA (LAUCN060190000000003A) from 1990 to 2023 about Fresno County, CA; Fresno; CA; unemployment; rate; and USA.

California - Unemployment Rate in Santa Rosa, CA (MSA) was 4.10% in January of 2022, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, California - Unemployment Rate in Santa Rosa, CA (MSA) reached a record high of 15.50 in April of 2020 and a record low of 2.60 in August of 2019. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for California - Unemployment Rate in Santa Rosa, CA (MSA) - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on March of 2025.

Graph and download economic data for Unemployment Rate in Contra Costa County, CA (CACONT3URN) from Jan 1990 to Dec 2024 about Contra Costa County, CA; San Francisco; CA; unemployment; rate; and USA.

The labor force participation rate is the percentage of the population that is either employed or unemployed (that is, either working or actively seeking work). People with jobs are employed. People who are jobless, looking for a job, and available for work are unemployed. The labor force is made up of the employed and the unemployed. People who are neither employed nor unemployed are not in the labor force.

California - Unemployment Rate in San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA (MSA) was 3.90% in January of 2022, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, California - Unemployment Rate in San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA (MSA) reached a record high of 13.70 in April of 2020 and a record low of 2.30 in December of 1999. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for California - Unemployment Rate in San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA (MSA) - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on March of 2025.