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By Month - Last 13 Months

Data not seasonal adjusted.

Month Civilian Labor Force Civilian Employment Civilian Unemployment Civilian Unemployment Rate*
Feb 2026† 5,096,300 4,813,400 282,900 5.6%
Jan 2026 5,110,800 4,831,600 279,200 5.5%
Dec 2025 5,129,500 4,872,200 257,300 5.0%
Nov 2025 5,178,000 4,893,600 284,500 5.5%
Oct 2025‡ -- No Data --
Month Civilian Labor Force Civilian Employment Civilian Unemployment Civilian Unemployment Rate*
Sep 2025 5,125,300 4,825,300 300,100 5.9%
Aug 2025 5,096,100 4,781,700 314,400 6.2%
Jul 2025 5,080,200 4,764,300 316,000 6.2%
Jun 2025 5,055,800 4,765,200 290,600 5.7%
May 2025 5,064,000 4,791,700 272,300 5.4%
Month Civilian Labor Force Civilian Employment Civilian Unemployment Civilian Unemployment Rate*
Apr 2025 5,105,300 4,839,600 265,700 5.2%
Mar 2025 5,083,700 4,803,400 280,300 5.5%
Feb 2025 5,082,600 4,790,500 292,100 5.7%

* The unemployment rate is calculated using unrounded data.
† Preliminary data.
‡ October 2025 employment data was not available due to the 2025 federal government shutdown.

Source: California Employment Development Department



Average by Year - 1990-2025

Year Civilian Labor Force Civilian Employment Civilian Unemployment Civilian Unemployment Rate*
2025 5,098,800 4,810,600 288,200 5.6%
2024 5,106,400 4,812,400 294,000 5.8%
2023 5,064,700 4,808,300 256,500 5.1%
2022 5,036,800 4,786,000 250,800 5.0%
2021 5,019,900 4,569,800 450,100 9.0%

Bronze Sculpture -Depression Breadline- by George Segal, FDR Memorial, Wash. DC

Unemployment Disaster, 2020
Los Angeles County


Year Civilian Labor Force Civilian Employment Civilian Unemployment Civilian Unemployment Rate*
2020 4,972,600 4,363,200 609,400 12.3%
2019 5,164,000 4,932,300 231,700 4.5%
2018 5,127,100 4,888,800 238,300 4.6%
2017 5,107,300 4,863,500 243,900 4.8%
2016 5,041,400 4,774,400 266,900 5.3%
Year Civilian Labor Force Civilian Employment Civilian Unemployment Civilian Unemployment Rate*
2015 4,990,700 4,657,000 333,700 6.7%
2014 4,988,500 4,577,600 410,900 8.2%
2013 4,962,800 4,474,800 487,900 9.8%
2012 4,907,300 4,373,200 534,200 10.9%
2011 4,923,000 4,320,300 602,700 12.2%
Year Civilian Labor Force Civilian Employment Civilian Unemployment Civilian Unemployment Rate*
2010 4,929,900 4,308,600 621,300 12.6%
2009 4,962,900 4,384,100 578,700 11.7%
2008 4,981,900 4,607,900 374,000 7.5%
2007 4,911,000 4,661,300 249,700 5.1%
2006 4,836,800 4,607,700 229,100 4.7%
Year Civilian Labor Force Civilian Employment Civilian Unemployment Civilian Unemployment Rate*
2005 4,809,700 4,553,900 255,800 5.3%
2004 4,772,100 4,461,400 310,800 6.5%
2003 4,751,600 4,418,300 333,200 7.0%
2002 4,759,900 4,434,500 325,400 6.8%
2001 4,742,500 4,471,900 270,500 5.7%
Year Civilian Labor Force Civilian Employment Civilian Unemployment Civilian Unemployment Rate*
2000 4,679,800 4,426,500 253,400 5.4%
1999 4,583,700 4,313,600 270,100 5.9%
1998 4,547,500 4,248,200 299,400 6.6%
1997 4,431,800 4,125,800 306,000 6.9%
1996 4,328,800 3,972,900 355,900 8.2%
Year Civilian Labor Force Civilian Employment Civilian Unemployment Civilian Unemployment Rate*
1995 4,284,800 3,937,800 347,000 8.1%
1994 4,299,400 3,901,300 398,100 9.3%
1993 4,349,200 3,911,600 437,500 10.1%
1992 4,453,200 4,013,100 440,100 9.9%
1991 4,457,800 4,100,100 357,800 8.0%
1990 4,526,600 4,260,700 265,800 5.9%

* The unemployment rate is calculated using unrounded data.

Data not seasonally adjusted. Data may not add due to rounding.
Labor force data reflect the March 2024 annual revision (or benchmark) and Census 2023 population controls at the state level.

Source: California Employment Development Department