CA Employment Change

Employment rose by 91,000 (+0.4%) in December and the employment rate increased 0.2 percentage points to 60.8%. The unemployment rate declined 0.1 percentage points to 6.7%. In December, employment rose for core-aged men (25 to 54 years old) (+30,000; +0.4%) and men aged 55 and older (+41,000; +1.7%) as well as for women aged 55 and older (+21,000; +1.1%). Employment gains in December were led by educational services (+17,000; +1.1%), transportation and warehousing (+17,000; +1.6%), finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing ...

Employment increased by 51,000 (+0.2%) in November and the employment rate held steady at 60.6%. The unemployment rate rose 0.3 percentage points to 6.8%, as more people looked for work. In November, employment rose among core-aged (25 to 54 years old) men (+45,000; +0.6%), while it fell among women aged 55 to 64 years old (-20,000; -1.3%). Employment rose in the month in wholesale and retail trade (+39,000; +1.3%), construction (+18,000; +1.2%), professional, scientific and technical services (+17,000; +0.9%), educational services ...

Employment was little changed in October (+15,000; +0.1%) and the employment rate fell 0.1 percentage points to 60.6%. The unemployment rate was unchanged at 6.5%. Employment rose by 25,000 (+1.8%) in October among male youth aged 15 to 24, while it fell among women aged 55 and older (-15,000; -0.8%). There was little change in employment for men and women across the other major age groups. There were more people employed in business, building and other support services (+29,000; +4.2%) in the month, and fewer people employed in ...

Employment rose by 47,000 (+0.2%) in September while the employment rate declined 0.1 percentage points to 60.7%. The unemployment rate fell 0.1 percentage points to 6.5%. In September, employment rose among youth aged 15 to 24 (+33,000; +1.2%) and core-aged women (25 to 54 years old) (+21,000; +0.3%). There were more people employed in information, culture and recreation (+22,000; +2.6%), wholesale and retail trade (+22,000; +0.8%) and professional, scientific and technical services (+21,000; +1.1%) in September. Employment ...

Employment was little changed in August (+22,000; +0.1%) while the employment rate decreased 0.1 percentage points to 60.8%. The unemployment rate rose 0.2 percentage points to 6.6%. Employment grew by 20,000 (+0.3%) among core-aged women (25 to 54 years old) in August, and held steady across other major demographic groups. Employment rose in educational services (+27,000; +1.7%), health care and social assistance (+25,000; +0.9%), and finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing (+11,000; +0.8%). It declined in "other ...