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California’s Unemployment Rate Remains Unchanged in March 2023 at 4.4{08cd930984ace14b54ef017cfb82c397b10f0f7d5e03e6413ad93bb8e636217f}

California’s Unemployment Rate Remains Unchanged in March 2023 at 4.4{08cd930984ace14b54ef017cfb82c397b10f0f7d5e03e6413ad93bb8e636217f}

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IMPORTANT NOTE: The employment data for the month of March 2023 is taken from the survey week including March 12th. Data for the month of April is scheduled for release on May 19, 2023.

Employers added 8,700 nonfarm payroll jobs

April 22, 2023 – SACRAMENTO – California’s unemployment rate stayed constant from February 2023 and remained at 4.4 percent1 for March 2023 as the state’s employers added 8,700 nonfarm payroll jobsto the economy, according to data released today by the California Employment Development Department (EDD) from two surveys. February 2023’s initial estimate of a 4.3 percent unemployment rate was revised up by a tenth of a percentage point due to an increase in unemployment.

California payroll jobs totaled 19,371,100 in March 2023, up 32,700 from February 2023 and up 151,200 from March of last year.

California’s Labor Market, by the Numbers…

  • Since the current economic expansion began in April 2020, California has gained 3,049,800 jobs, which works out to a monthly average of 84,717 jobs gained over that time.
  • Six of California’s 11 industry sectors gained jobs in March with Private Education and Health Services (+7,000) leading the way with notable gains in Offices of Dentists, Home Health Care Services, and Hospitals.
  • Government (+6,900) enjoyed the second-strongest month-over gain as jobs were added in all three of its subsectors with the strongest gains coming in Local Government Education.
  • Construction (-8,200) suffered the largest reduction in month-over employment with much of its losses coming in the Specialty Trade Contractors and Construction of Buildings subsectors. Additional losses came in the Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction and Residential Building Construction, among others. Extreme weather and flooding likely played a role in the sector’s month-over decline as atmospheric rivers hit California during the survey week.

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

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

Data Trends about Jobs in the Economy

Total Nonfarm Payroll Jobs

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 totaled 17,967,800 in March – a net gain of 8,700 from February. This followed a downward revised (-10,500) month-over gain of 21,800 jobs in February.
  • Year-over – Total nonfarm jobs increased by 432,100 (a 2.5 percent increase) from March 2022 to March 2023 compared to the U.S. annual gain 4,145,000 jobs (a 2.7 percent increase).

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Total Farm jobs – The number of jobs in the agriculture industry increased from February by 10,500 a total of 434,900 jobs in March. The agricultural industry had 17,000 more farm jobs in March 2023 than it did in March a year ago.

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 March was 18,511,400, an increase of 14,700 persons from February’s total of 18,496,700 and also up 128,600 from the employment total in March
  • Unemployed – The number of unemployed Californians was 859,600 in March, an increase of 17,900 over the month and also up 22,500 in comparison to March 2022.
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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 414,119 people certifying for Unemployment Insurance benefits during the March 2023 sample week. That compares to 380,768 people in February and 398,638 people in March 2022. Concurrently, 46,792 initial claims were processed in the March 2023 sample week, which was a month-over increase of 6,209 claims from February and also a year-over increase of 7,607 claims from March 2022.

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MONTHLY LABOR FORCE DATA FOR COUNTIES
March 2023 (Preliminary); 2022 Benchmark
NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
COUNTY LABOR FORCE EMPLOYMENT UNEMPLOYMENT RATE
STATE TOTAL 19,498,300 18,560,500 937,800 4.8{08cd930984ace14b54ef017cfb82c397b10f0f7d5e03e6413ad93bb8e636217f}
ALAMEDA 832,900 801,500 31,400 3.8{08cd930984ace14b54ef017cfb82c397b10f0f7d5e03e6413ad93bb8e636217f}
ALPINE 620 590 30 5.3{08cd930984ace14b54ef017cfb82c397b10f0f7d5e03e6413ad93bb8e636217f}
AMADOR 14,580 13,740 840 5.8{08cd930984ace14b54ef017cfb82c397b10f0f7d5e03e6413ad93bb8e636217f}
BUTTE 94,100 88,800 5,300 5.7{08cd930984ace14b54ef017cfb82c397b10f0f7d5e03e6413ad93bb8e636217f}
CALAVERAS 22,510 21,470 1,040 4.6{08cd930984ace14b54ef017cfb82c397b10f0f7d5e03e6413ad93bb8e636217f}
COLUSA 10,700 8,650 2,050 19.2{08cd930984ace14b54ef017cfb82c397b10f0f7d5e03e6413ad93bb8e636217f}
CONTRA COSTA 555,900 533,900 22,100 4.0{08cd930984ace14b54ef017cfb82c397b10f0f7d5e03e6413ad93bb8e636217f}
DEL NORTE 9,390 8,830 550 5.9{08cd930984ace14b54ef017cfb82c397b10f0f7d5e03e6413ad93bb8e636217f}
EL DORADO 94,700 90,900 3,900 4.1{08cd930984ace14b54ef017cfb82c397b10f0f7d5e03e6413ad93bb8e636217f}
FRESNO 467,000 427,000 40,100 8.6{08cd930984ace14b54ef017cfb82c397b10f0f7d5e03e6413ad93bb8e636217f}
GLENN 13,040 12,120 920 7.1{08cd930984ace14b54ef017cfb82c397b10f0f7d5e03e6413ad93bb8e636217f}
HUMBOLDT 60,500 57,600 2,800 4.7{08cd930984ace14b54ef017cfb82c397b10f0f7d5e03e6413ad93bb8e636217f}
IMPERIAL 71,400 60,300 11,100 15.6{08cd930984ace14b54ef017cfb82c397b10f0f7d5e03e6413ad93bb8e636217f}
INYO 8,380 8,060 320 3.9{08cd930984ace14b54ef017cfb82c397b10f0f7d5e03e6413ad93bb8e636217f}
KERN 392,300 354,700 37,600 9.6{08cd930984ace14b54ef017cfb82c397b10f0f7d5e03e6413ad93bb8e636217f}
KINGS 58,500 52,800 5,700 9.7{08cd930984ace14b54ef017cfb82c397b10f0f7d5e03e6413ad93bb8e636217f}
LAKE 29,000 27,170 1,830 6.3{08cd930984ace14b54ef017cfb82c397b10f0f7d5e03e6413ad93bb8e636217f}
LASSEN 8,990 8,430 560 6.2{08cd930984ace14b54ef017cfb82c397b10f0f7d5e03e6413ad93bb8e636217f}
LOS ANGELES 5,034,100 4,783,000 251,100 5.0{08cd930984ace14b54ef017cfb82c397b10f0f7d5e03e6413ad93bb8e636217f}
MADERA 65,700 60,000 5,700 8.7{08cd930984ace14b54ef017cfb82c397b10f0f7d5e03e6413ad93bb8e636217f}
MARIN 132,000 127,900 4,100 3.1{08cd930984ace14b54ef017cfb82c397b10f0f7d5e03e6413ad93bb8e636217f}
MARIPOSA 7,330 6,830 490 6.7{08cd930984ace14b54ef017cfb82c397b10f0f7d5e03e6413ad93bb8e636217f}
MENDOCINO 37,620 35,620 1,990 5.3{08cd930984ace14b54ef017cfb82c397b10f0f7d5e03e6413ad93bb8e636217f}
MERCED 118,100 104,800 13,200 11.2{08cd930984ace14b54ef017cfb82c397b10f0f7d5e03e6413ad93bb8e636217f}
MODOC 3,190 2,900 290 9.0{08cd930984ace14b54ef017cfb82c397b10f0f7d5e03e6413ad93bb8e636217f}
MONO 8,900 8,550 350 3.9{08cd930984ace14b54ef017cfb82c397b10f0f7d5e03e6413ad93bb8e636217f}
MONTEREY 225,300 203,600 21,700 9.6{08cd930984ace14b54ef017cfb82c397b10f0f7d5e03e6413ad93bb8e636217f}
NAPA 72,200 69,600 2,600 3.6{08cd930984ace14b54ef017cfb82c397b10f0f7d5e03e6413ad93bb8e636217f}
NEVADA 48,760 46,730 2,040 4.2{08cd930984ace14b54ef017cfb82c397b10f0f7d5e03e6413ad93bb8e636217f}
ORANGE 1,609,900 1,555,400 54,500 3.4{08cd930984ace14b54ef017cfb82c397b10f0f7d5e03e6413ad93bb8e636217f}
PLACER 196,600 189,300 7,300 3.7{08cd930984ace14b54ef017cfb82c397b10f0f7d5e03e6413ad93bb8e636217f}
PLUMAS 7,220 6,410 810 11.2{08cd930984ace14b54ef017cfb82c397b10f0f7d5e03e6413ad93bb8e636217f}
RIVERSIDE 1,158,900 1,106,000 53,000 4.6{08cd930984ace14b54ef017cfb82c397b10f0f7d5e03e6413ad93bb8e636217f}
SACRAMENTO 738,800 705,300 33,500 4.5{08cd930984ace14b54ef017cfb82c397b10f0f7d5e03e6413ad93bb8e636217f}
SAN BENITO 33,300 31,100 2,200 6.7{08cd930984ace14b54ef017cfb82c397b10f0f7d5e03e6413ad93bb8e636217f}
SAN BERNARDINO 1,014,700 968,900 45,800 4.5{08cd930984ace14b54ef017cfb82c397b10f0f7d5e03e6413ad93bb8e636217f}
SAN DIEGO 1,620,200 1,560,800 59,400 3.7{08cd930984ace14b54ef017cfb82c397b10f0f7d5e03e6413ad93bb8e636217f}
SAN FRANCISCO 581,300 564,100 17,200 3.0{08cd930984ace14b54ef017cfb82c397b10f0f7d5e03e6413ad93bb8e636217f}
SAN JOAQUIN 351,200 327,900 23,300 6.6{08cd930984ace14b54ef017cfb82c397b10f0f7d5e03e6413ad93bb8e636217f}
SAN LUIS OBISPO 140,700 135,900 4,800 3.4{08cd930984ace14b54ef017cfb82c397b10f0f7d5e03e6413ad93bb8e636217f}
SAN MATEO 459,900 447,100 12,700 2.8{08cd930984ace14b54ef017cfb82c397b10f0f7d5e03e6413ad93bb8e636217f}
SANTA BARBARA 226,000 215,800 10,200 4.5{08cd930984ace14b54ef017cfb82c397b10f0f7d5e03e6413ad93bb8e636217f}
SANTA CLARA 1,059,800 1,026,200 33,500 3.2{08cd930984ace14b54ef017cfb82c397b10f0f7d5e03e6413ad93bb8e636217f}
SANTA CRUZ 135,600 126,200 9,400 6.9{08cd930984ace14b54ef017cfb82c397b10f0f7d5e03e6413ad93bb8e636217f}
SHASTA 74,500 70,100 4,400 5.9{08cd930984ace14b54ef017cfb82c397b10f0f7d5e03e6413ad93bb8e636217f}
SIERRA 1,290 1,210 80 6.5{08cd930984ace14b54ef017cfb82c397b10f0f7d5e03e6413ad93bb8e636217f}
SISKIYOU 16,690 15,380 1,320 7.9{08cd930984ace14b54ef017cfb82c397b10f0f7d5e03e6413ad93bb8e636217f}
SOLANO 203,800 194,000 9,800 4.8{08cd930984ace14b54ef017cfb82c397b10f0f7d5e03e6413ad93bb8e636217f}
SONOMA 251,700 242,700 9,000 3.6{08cd930984ace14b54ef017cfb82c397b10f0f7d5e03e6413ad93bb8e636217f}
STANISLAUS 245,800 228,800 17,000 6.9{08cd930984ace14b54ef017cfb82c397b10f0f7d5e03e6413ad93bb8e636217f}
SUTTER 47,500 43,000 4,500 9.6{08cd930984ace14b54ef017cfb82c397b10f0f7d5e03e6413ad93bb8e636217f}
TEHAMA 25,880 24,150 1,730 6.7{08cd930984ace14b54ef017cfb82c397b10f0f7d5e03e6413ad93bb8e636217f}
TRINITY 4,470 4,150 320 7.2{08cd930984ace14b54ef017cfb82c397b10f0f7d5e03e6413ad93bb8e636217f}
TULARE 212,400 188,400 23,900 11.3{08cd930984ace14b54ef017cfb82c397b10f0f7d5e03e6413ad93bb8e636217f}
TUOLUMNE 20,040 18,920 1,120 5.6{08cd930984ace14b54ef017cfb82c397b10f0f7d5e03e6413ad93bb8e636217f}
VENTURA 418,900 402,000 16,900 4.0{08cd930984ace14b54ef017cfb82c397b10f0f7d5e03e6413ad93bb8e636217f}
YOLO 110,900 105,200 5,700 5.1{08cd930984ace14b54ef017cfb82c397b10f0f7d5e03e6413ad93bb8e636217f}
YUBA 32,600 30,100 2,500 7.7{08cd930984ace14b54ef017cfb82c397b10f0f7d5e03e6413ad93bb8e636217f}

Source: CA. EDD