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News Releases: Consumer Price Index, San Francisco Area — August 2026 Consumer Price Index, Los Angeles area — August 2026 Consumer Price Index, West Region — August 2026
California Economy at a Glance:
Sep
11
The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward increased 0.1 percent for the two months ending in August 2026.
Sep
11
The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim increased 0.5 percent in August.
Sep
11
The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) in the West region increased 0.5 percent in August, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported today.
| Data Series | Back Data |
Mar 2026 |
Apr 2026 |
May 2026 |
June 2026 |
July 2026 |
Aug 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Civilian Labor Force(1) |
|
19,770.2 | 19,720.8 | 19,668.0 | 19,620.3 | 19,549.6 | (p)19,499.1 |
Employment(1) |
|
18,716.8 | 18,674.6 | 18,630.1 | 18,595.8 | 18,542.9 | (p)18,506.3 |
Unemployment(1) |
|
1,053.4 | 1,046.3 | 1,037.9 | 1,024.5 | 1,006.8 | (p)992.8 |
Unemployment Rate(2) |
|
5.3 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.2 | 5.1 | (p)5.1 |
Total Nonfarm(3) |
|
18,163.0 | 18,163.0 | 18,147.4 | 18,153.5 | 18,137.8 | (p)18,177.2 |
12-month % change |
|
0.9 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.7 | (p)0.8 |
Mining and Logging(3) |
|
18.5 | 18.3 | 18.4 | 18.4 | 18.2 | (p)18.1 |
12-month % change |
|
0.5 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 2.2 | -1.1 | (p)-1.6 |
Construction(3) |
|
887.9 | 888.0 | 885.3 | 884.5 | 886.8 | (p)886.2 |
12-month % change |
|
-0.9 | -1.5 | -1.7 | -1.3 | -0.8 | (p)-0.8 |
Manufacturing(3) |
|
1,209.5 | 1,207.6 | 1,206.4 | 1,203.2 | 1,203.0 | (p)1,203.8 |
12-month % change |
|
-1.4 | -1.4 | -1.3 | -1.2 | -0.9 | (p)-0.8 |
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3) |
|
3,055.7 | 3,058.8 | 3,054.2 | 3,053.8 | 3,060.9 | (p)3,067.8 |
12-month % change |
|
-0.1 | -0.1 | -0.1 | 0.1 | 0.5 | (p)0.9 |
Information(3) |
|
521.5 | 513.7 | 514.2 | 514.3 | 511.6 | (p)510.7 |
12-month % change |
|
-0.3 | -3.0 | -3.2 | -3.2 | -3.9 | (p)-4.2 |
Financial Activities(3) |
|
791.6 | 788.6 | 786.1 | 783.8 | 780.7 | (p)780.0 |
12-month % change |
|
-0.2 | -0.8 | -1.1 | -1.2 | -1.7 | (p)-1.6 |
Professional & Business Services(3) |
|
2,764.2 | 2,758.9 | 2,747.7 | 2,751.9 | 2,741.0 | (p)2,739.2 |
12-month % change |
|
0.4 | 0.0 | -0.3 | 0.0 | -0.3 | (p)-0.6 |
Education & Health Services(3) |
|
3,585.2 | 3,594.4 | 3,602.9 | 3,615.0 | 3,616.5 | (p)3,635.1 |
12-month % change |
|
4.8 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 3.9 | (p)3.8 |
Leisure & Hospitality(3) |
|
2,046.9 | 2,049.9 | 2,053.4 | 2,054.8 | 2,053.5 | (p)2,061.3 |
12-month % change |
|
1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 2.1 | (p)2.3 |
Other Services(3) |
|
606.4 | 607.0 | 602.7 | 602.7 | 602.2 | (p)601.8 |
12-month % change |
|
2.4 | 2.1 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.5 | (p)1.2 |
Government(3) |
|
2,675.6 | 2,677.8 | 2,676.1 | 2,671.1 | 2,663.4 | (p)2,673.2 |
12-month % change |
|
-1.5 | -1.3 | -1.1 | -1.1 | -0.8 | (p)-0.1 |
|
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