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California Unemployment Rate Remains at 5.2 Percent in June 2024

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California Unemployment Rate Remains at 5.2 Percent in June 2024

Important NoteThe employment data for the month of June 2024 is taken from the survey week including June 12. Data for July is scheduled for release on August 16, 2024.

Unemployment Rate Remained 5.2 Percent

July 20, 2024 – SACRAMENTO – California’s employers added 22,500 nonfarm payroll jobs1 in June 2024 as the unemployment rate held steady at 5.2 percent2, according to data released on Friday by the Employment Development Department (EDD). California’s job market expansion officially entered its 50th month.

California’s Labor Market, by the Numbers…

  • Since April 2020, California has gained 3,122,500 jobs, which averages out to 62,450 per month. June’s job gain follows a revised job gain of 43,300 for May 2024. 
  • California gained 107,100 nonfarm payroll jobs in the first six months of 2024, which is more than double the number of nonfarm payroll jobs the State gained during the same time period last year (38,400).
  • Seven of California’s 11 industry sectors gained jobs in June with the largest increase in Trade, Transportation, and Utilities (+9,800), adding jobs for the fourth consecutive month. This sector overall has gained 21,700 jobs from March through June, due in part to increased traffic at California’s ports and other seasonal activities.
  • The Information (+4,000) sector showed good growth, especially in the motion picture industry.
  • The Manufacturing sector recorded a month-over job loss (-2,900), which mirrored a similar loss in Manufacturing nationally.

1. The nonfarm payroll job numbers come from a federal survey of 80,000 California businesses.

2. The unemployment rate comes from a separate federal survey of 5,100 California households.

Data Trends about Jobs in the Economy

Total Nonfarm Payroll Jobs (Comes from a monthly survey of approximately 80,000 California businesses that estimates jobs in the economy – seasonally adjusted)

  • Month-over – Total nonfarm jobs in California’s 11 major industries amounted to 18,056,000 in June – a net gain of 22,500 from May. This followed a downward revised (-400) month-over gain of 43,300 jobs in May.
  • Year-over – Total nonfarm jobs increased by 223,600 (a 1.3 percent increase) from June 2023 to June 2024 compared to the U.S. annual gain of 2,611,000 jobs (a 1.7 percent increase).

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Total Farm Jobs – The number of jobs in the agriculture industry increased from May by 4,200 to a total of 414,800 jobs in June. The agriculture industry had 4,300 fewer farm jobs in June 2024 than it did in June of last year.

Data Trends about Workers in the Economy

Employment and Unemployment in California (Based on a monthly federal survey of 5,100 California households which focuses on workers in the economy)

  • Employed – The number of Californians employed in June was 18,346,200, an increase of 17,500 persons from May’s total of 18,328,700, but down 93,900 from the employment total in June 2023.
  • Unemployed – The number of unemployed Californians was 999,990 in June, a decrease of 10,300 over the month, but up 119,100 in comparison to June 2023.
This table summarizes data from the prior text and adds that the civilian labor force (which is the labor force by place of residence, including workers involved in trading disputes) totaling 19,338,400 in May 2024, down 8,100 from Apr., but 28,300 from May of last year.

Unemployment Insurance Claims (Not Seasonally Adjusted)

The following data is from a sample week that includes the 19th of each month:
In related data that figures into the State’s unemployment rate, there were 381,123 people certifying for Unemployment Insurance (UI) benefits during the June 2024 sample week. That compares to 379,955 people in May and 384,841 people in June 2023. Concurrently, 45,162 initial claims were processed in the June 2024 sample week, which was a month-over increase of 6,269 claims from May and a year-over increase of 1,707 claims from June 2023.

In May 2024, there were 379,955 people receiving unemployment insurance benefits, down 31,458 from Apr. and down 11,049 from May of last year. Additionally, there were 38,893 new unemployment insurance claims in May 2023, down 6,243 from Apr. and down 5,480 from May of last year.






























































MONTHLY LABOR FORCE DATA FOR COUNTIES
June 2024 (Preliminary); 2023 Benchmark
NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
COUNTY LABOR FORCE EMPLOYMENT UNEMPLOYMENT RATE
STATE TOTAL 19,290,600 18,265,300 1,025,300 5.3%
ALAMEDA 818,100 780,100 38,000 4.6%
ALPINE 500 460 40 7.4%
AMADOR 14,560 13,840 720 5.0%
BUTTE 91,400 86,000 5,400 5.9%
CALAVERAS 22,480 21,480 1,000 4.4%
COLUSA 10,900 9,640 1,260 11.6%
CONTRA COSTA 545,700 519,900 25,800 4.7%
DEL NORTE 9,110 8,600 520 5.7%
EL DORADO 93,900 89,800 4,100 4.4%
FRESNO 459,000 423,800 35,200 7.7%
GLENN 12,620 11,800 820 6.5%
HUMBOLDT 60,100 57,000 3,000 5.0%
IMPERIAL 73,100 61,000 12,000 16.4%
INYO 8,610 8,290 320 3.7%
KERN 393,900 358,800 35,200 8.9%
KINGS 58,300 53,400 4,900 8.4%
LAKE 28,130 26,530 1,590 5.7%
LASSEN 8,560 8,120 450 5.2%
LOS ANGELES 5,067,700 4,767,000 300,700 5.9%
MADERA 65,800 60,900 4,900 7.4%
MARIN 131,100 126,200 4,900 3.7%
MARIPOSA 8,060 7,700 360 4.5%
MENDOCINO 37,650 35,810 1,840 4.9%
MERCED 121,600 110,200 11,400 9.4%
MODOC 3,310 3,140 180 5.3%
MONO 8,770 8,430 340 3.9%
MONTEREY 227,400 214,400 13,000 5.7%
NAPA 73,200 70,400 2,800 3.8%
NEVADA 48,810 46,750 2,050 4.2%
ORANGE 1,576,300 1,512,700 63,600 4.0%
PLACER 195,300 187,100 8,200 4.2%
PLUMAS 7,730 7,290 440 5.7%
RIVERSIDE 1,151,800 1,089,900 61,800 5.4%
SACRAMENTO 732,800 697,700 35,100 4.8%
SAN BENITO 31,900 29,900 2,000 6.3%
SAN BERNARDINO 1,007,500 955,100 52,500 5.2%
SAN DIEGO 1,579,900 1,509,400 70,500 4.5%
SAN FRANCISCO 549,700 530,000 19,600 3.6%
SAN JOAQUIN 348,300 326,000 22,300 6.4%
SAN LUIS OBISPO 135,800 130,400 5,400 4.0%
SAN MATEO 435,300 420,100 15,200 3.5%
SANTA BARBARA 221,800 212,400 9,300 4.2%
SANTA CLARA 1,023,700 982,100 41,700 4.1%
SANTA CRUZ 133,400 125,900 7,500 5.6%
SHASTA 73,900 70,000 3,900 5.3%
SIERRA 1,420 1,360 60 4.4%
SISKIYOU 16,580 15,590 990 6.0%
SOLANO 203,400 193,000 10,400 5.1%
SONOMA 248,700 238,700 10,000 4.0%
STANISLAUS 246,400 229,000 17,400 7.1%
SUTTER 48,100 44,300 3,800 7.9%
TEHAMA 25,980 24,400 1,580 6.1%
TRINITY 4,790 4,540 250 5.2%
TULARE 214,200 192,900 21,300 10.0%
TUOLUMNE 20,120 19,060 1,060 5.3%
VENTURA 410,800 392,200 18,600 4.5%
YOLO 110,300 104,500 5,800 5.2%
YUBA 32,600 30,300 2,300 6.9%

Source: CA. EDD

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