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.

The purpose of these reports is to provide employment data at a regional level. Regional Planning Units (RPUs) respect the existing administrative boundaries of counties and Local Workforce Development Boards while providing a foundation upon which to facilitate regional planning under the requirements of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA).

The monthly summary report is intended to provide the user with a quick overview of the status of the PFL program at the state level. This summary report contains monthly information on claims activities, average weekly benefit amounts, average duration of claims, and benefits authorized. This data is used in budgetary and administrative planning, program evaluation, and reports to the Legislature and the public.

The data provided is the number of FED-ED (Federal Funding for Extended Unemployment) and EUC (Emergency Unemployment Compensation) Tier IV Unemployment Insurance (UI) claims that have exhausted.  Based on the current legislation, claimants can have either an EUC Tier IV or FED-ED claim as their last available benefit option. The data is representative of those claims that were processed during the month and does not necessarily represent the month the final payment was made in. For example, if a claimant is entitled to benefits for the week-ending October 31, 2009, the claim might not get processed until early November and that count would display in the November data. There are a small percentage of claimants that could go back onto a training extension even after exhausting their FED-ED claim.

∙ The data by county represents the mailing address given by the claimant at the time of filing for UI.  It is possible that an individual can reside in a different county than their mailing address.  Also, this information does not represent the county where the individual worked.  It is also possible that a claimant could have moved or changed their mailing address after filing for UI, which would not be reflected here.
∙ Data for claimants residing outside of California but collecting benefits are not included in these figures nor are invalid addresses in California where a county cannot be determined.
∙ California began paying FED-ED benefits in May 2009, with payments retroactive to February 2009 and began paying EUC Tier IV benefits in February 2010, with payments retroactive to December 2009. Currently, FED-ED or EUC Tier IV are the last extended benefit programs available to claimants.
∙ Claimants who had a FED-ED extension filed with an effective date of November 22, 2009, or before, will continue to be paid FED-ED extended benefits until they exhaust those FED-ED extensions, before filing for the additional EUC Tiers (which includes EUC Tier IV). Due to the complexity of the extended benefits legislation, a claimant could have exhausted an EUC Tier IV claim and still be eligible for FED-ED benefits, or vice versa. Therefore, to capture any claimants that have exhausted all available benefits a query is run to look for those claimants who have exhausted EUC Tier IV and FED-ED.
∙ Data for May 2010 through December 2010 have been revised on March 2011.
∙ Data for August 2013 through October 2013 have been revised on December 23, 2013.

Short-term Occupational Projections for a 2-year time horizon are produced for the State to provide individuals and organizations with an occupational outlook to make informed decisions on individual career and organizational program development. Short-term projections are revised annually. Data are not available for geographies below the state level, including labor market regions. Data is based on second quarter averages and may be subject to seasonality. Detail may not add to summary lines due to suppression of data because of confidentiality and/or quality.

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.

This dataset contains annual average CES data for California statewide and areas from 1990 - 2022.

Current Employment by Industry (CES) data reflect jobs by "place of work." It does not include the self-employed, unpaid family workers, and private household employees. Jobs located in the county or the metropolitan area that pay wages and salaries are counted although workers may live outside the area. Jobs are counted regardless of the number of hours worked. Individuals who hold more than one job (i.e. multiple job holders) may be counted more than once. The employment figure is an estimate of the number of jobs in the area (regardless of the place of residence of the workers) rather than a count of jobs held by the residents of the area.

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.

This dataset contains non-seasonally adjusted California Labor Force Participation rate By Age Group 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+. Note, this data is based on a 12-month moving average.

Short-term Industry Projections for a 2-year time horizon are produced for the State to provide individuals and organizations with an insight into future industry trends to make informed decisions on employment opportunities and organizational program development. Short-term projections are revised annually. Data are not available for geographies below the state level, including labor market regions. Data is based on second quarter averages and may be subject to seasonality. Detail may not add to summary lines due to suppression of confidential data.