Economy at a Glance

California

California
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2013

Labor Force Data

Civilian Labor Force (1)

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 (6) 18,537.3 (6) 18,558.2 18,594.5 18,643.8 18,629.4 (P) 18,623.9

Employment (1)

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 (6) 16,703.2 (6) 16,745.1 16,776.6 16,849.9 16,880.2 (P) 16,951.4

Unemployment (1)

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 (6) 1,834.2 (6) 1,813.1 1,817.9 1,793.9 1,749.2 (P) 1,672.6

Unemployment Rate (2)

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 (6) 9.9 (6) 9.8 9.8 9.6 9.4 (P) 9.0

Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment

Total Nonfarm (3)

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 14,516.8 14,525.0 14,529.2 14,566.6 14,591.9 (P) 14,602.2

12-month % change
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 2.3 2.3 1.8 2.0 2.0 (P) 1.9

Mining and Logging (3)

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 29.4 29.6 29.9 29.7 29.7 (P) 29.7

12-month % change
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 -1.3 -1.3 -1.3 -1.3 -1.3 (P) -1.7

Construction (3)

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 600.4 603.2 611.2 616.6 618.3 (P) 625.7

12-month % change
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 6.1 6.3 3.1 6.1 6.7 (P) 7.7

Manufacturing (3)

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 1,252.5 1,250.6 1,247.0 1,245.3 1,243.5 (P) 1,246.0

12-month % change
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 0.3 0.1 -0.3 -0.4 -0.8 (P) -0.8

Trade, Transportation, and Utilities (3)

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 2,758.2 2,760.9 2,754.8 2,747.1 2,738.5 (P) 2,740.5

12-month % change
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 2.4 2.5 1.9 1.7 1.2 (P) 1.0

Information (4)

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 437.0 439.3 421.1 434.4 446.0 (P) 440.5

12-month % change
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 2.3 1.9 -0.8 2.1 4.2 (P) 2.6

Financial Activities (3)

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 780.3 780.3 781.1 785.5 786.1 (P) 788.0

12-month % change
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 2.2 2.1 1.9 2.4 2.2 (P) 2.3

Professional & Business Services (3)

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 2,263.6 2,262.4 2,271.8 2,281.0 2,297.5 (P) 2,291.4

12-month % change
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 4.6 4.2 3.5 3.5 3.8 (P) 3.2

Education & Health Services (3)

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 1,901.3 1,906.6 1,907.1 1,903.0 1,903.2 (P) 1,905.5

12-month % change
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 2.5 2.7 2.7 2.3 1.8 (P) 2.6

Leisure & Hospitality (3)

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 1,620.1 1,622.9 1,633.7 1,646.2 1,651.8 (P) 1,654.3

12-month % change
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 4.2 4.8 4.3 4.7 4.8 (P) 3.9

Other Services (3)

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 512.3 504.8 509.8 507.3 503.5 (P) 508.2

12-month % change
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 2.8 1.0 1.8 1.1 0.3 (P) 1.0

Government (3)

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 2,361.7 2,364.4 2,361.7 2,370.5 2,373.8 (P) 2,372.4

12-month % change
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 -1.2 -1.0 -1.0 -0.5 -0.2 (P) -0.1

Mass layoffs

Layoff events, all industries (5)

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 451 359 303 360 289 273

Initial claimants, all industries (5)

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 34,672 25,405 29,088 24,357 23,802 29,242

Footnotes
(1) Number of persons, in thousands, seasonally adjusted.
(2) In percent, seasonally adjusted.
(3) Number of jobs, in thousands, seasonally adjusted.
(4) Number of jobs, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted. See About the data.
(5) See About the data.
(6) Reflects revised population controls, model reestimation, and new seasonal adjustment.
(P) Preliminary

Data extracted on: May 22, 2013

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Note: More data series, including additional geographic areas, are available through the "Databases & Tables" tab at the top of this page.

California includes the following metropolitan areas for which an Economy At A Glance table is available:

Geographically based survey data available from BLS:

Employment & Unemployment

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