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Labor Force Data
Civilian Labor Force (1) 10-Year History 18,319.6 (5) 18,302.6 18,265.5 18,332.1 18,386.6 18,442.9 (P)
Employment (1) 10-Year History 17,240.2 (5) 17,218.5 17,216.6 17,193.7 17,246.0 17,186.5 (P)
Unemployment (1) 10-Year History 1,079.4 (5) 1,084.1 1,048.9 1,138.4 1,140.5 1,256.4 (P)
Unemployment Rate (2) 10-Year History 5.9 (5) 5.9 5.7 6.2 6.2 6.8 (P)
Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment
Total Nonfarm (3) 10-Year History 15,171.0 15,141.7 15,165.2 15,163.1 15,154.0 15,143.1 (P)
12-month % change -- Total Nonfarm 10-Year History 0.3 0.0 0.0 -0.1 0.1 -0.1 (P)
Natural Resources and Mining (3) 10-Year History 25.5 25.7 25.8 26.1 26.7 26.9 (P)
12-month % change -- NR & Mining 10-Year History 0.8 -0.8 -0.4 0.8 2.7 3.5 (P)
Construction (3) 10-Year History 856.0 837.6 834.9 829.1 824.9 815.3 (P)
12-month % change -- Construction 10-Year History -6.4 -8.2 -8.6 -9.5 -9.0 -9.8 (P)
Manufacturing (3) 10-Year History 1,452.1 1,450.1 1,447.0 1,447.9 1,445.8 1,442.5 (P)
12-month % change -- Manufacturing 10-Year History -1.7 -1.7 -1.8 -1.5 -1.4 -1.5 (P)
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities (3) 10-Year History 2,908.3 2,915.1 2,917.6 2,909.4 2,906.0 2,905.3 (P)
12-month % change -- TTU 10-Year History 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.0 -0.1 -0.2 (P)
Information (Not Seasonally Adjusted) (4) 10-Year History 475.0 450.3 462.1 468.5 462.9 466.1 (P)
12-month % change -- Information 10-Year History 2.5 -2.8 -1.9 -1.1 -0.4 -1.1 (P)
Financial Activities (4) 10-Year History 887.1 885.5 881.4 879.5 878.7 877.5 (P)
12-month % change -- Financial Activities 10-Year History -4.1 -3.9 -4.5 -4.6 -4.0 -3.8 (P)
Professional & Business Services (3) 10-Year History 2,276.4 2,287.8 2,288.2 2,286.0 2,285.1 2,282.0 (P)
12-month % change -- PBS 10-Year History 0.4 1.5 1.2 1.1 1.4 1.0 (P)
Education & Health Services (3) 10-Year History 1,686.6 1,684.6 1,696.9 1,703.4 1,708.2 1,712.2 (P)
12-month % change -- EHS 10-Year History 3.5 2.6 2.9 2.9 3.5 3.4 (P)
Leisure & Hospitality (3) 10-Year History 1,561.9 1,561.9 1,565.7 1,567.5 1,566.1 1,564.1 (P)
12-month % change -- Leisure & Hospitality 10-Year History 1.4 1.1 1.3 1.2 1.0 0.6 (P)
Other Services (3) 10-Year History 518.7 515.4 516.0 515.9 515.0 516.6 (P)
12-month % change -- Other Services 10-Year History 1.6 1.0 0.9 0.9 1.2 1.4 (P)
Government (3) 10-Year History 2,523.4 2,527.7 2,529.6 2,529.8 2,534.6 2,534.6 (P)
12-month % change -- Government 10-Year History 2.0 2.0 2.1 1.8 1.9 1.7 (P)
Mass layoffs
Layoff events, all industries 10-Year History 370 468 416 296 321 382
12-month net change -- Layoff events, all industries 10-Year History -4 102 117 -37 7 112
12-month % change -- Layoff events, all industries 10-Year History -1.1 27.9 39.1 -11.1 2.2 41.5
Initial claimants, all industries 10-Year History 30,590 38,715 32,747 21,812 28,172 34,085
12-month net change -- Initial claimants, all industries 10-Year History -4,258 5,155 12,938 -11,360 -881 12,503
12-month % change -- Initial claimants, all industries 10-Year History -12.2 15.4 65.3 -34.2 -3.0 57.9

Footnotes:
(P) Preliminary
(1) Number of persons, in thousands, seasonally adjusted
(2) Percent
(3) Number of jobs, in thousands, seasonally adjusted
(4) Number of jobs, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted (see About the data)
(5) Reflects revised population controls, seasonal factors, and model reestimation for 2003-07.

Data extracted on: July 3, 2008

Source: U. S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Note: More data series, including additional geographic areas, are available through the "Get Detailed Statistics" link 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:

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