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Basic Info

California Unemployment Rate is at 5.10%, compared to 5.40% last month and 5.20% last year. This is lower than the long term average of 4.20K%.

Stats

Last Value 5.10%
Latest Period Dec 2025
Last Updated Feb 4 2026, 09:17 EST
Next Release Apr 8 2026, 10:30 EDT
Long Term Average 4.20K%
Average Growth Rate 447.2K%
Value from Last Month 5.40%
Change from Last Month -5.56%
Value from 1 Year Ago 5.20%
Change from 1 Year Ago -1.92%
Frequency Monthly
Unit Percent
Adjustment Not Seasonally Adjusted
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Historical Data

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Date Value
December 31, 2025 5.10%
November 30, 2025 5.40%
October 31, 2025
September 30, 2025 5.60%
August 31, 2025 5.80%
July 31, 2025 6.10%
June 30, 2025 5.80%
May 31, 2025 5.00%
April 30, 2025 5.00%
March 31, 2025 5.30%
February 28, 2025 5.50%
January 31, 2025 5.50%
December 31, 2024 5.20%
November 30, 2024 5.40%
October 31, 2024 5.30%
September 30, 2024 5.20%
August 31, 2024 5.90%
July 31, 2024 5.90%
June 30, 2024 5.40%
May 31, 2024 4.70%
April 30, 2024 4.80%
March 31, 2024 5.20%
February 29, 2024 5.40%
January 31, 2024 5.40%
December 31, 2023 4.90%
Date Value
November 30, 2023 4.80%
October 31, 2023 4.90%
September 30, 2023 4.80%
August 31, 2023 5.10%
July 31, 2023 4.80%
June 30, 2023 4.70%
May 31, 2023 4.30%
April 30, 2023 4.10%
March 31, 2023 4.70%
February 28, 2023 4.80%
January 31, 2023 4.70%
December 31, 2022 4.00%
November 30, 2022 4.10%
October 31, 2022 4.00%
September 30, 2022 3.80%
August 31, 2022 4.20%
July 31, 2022 4.20%
June 30, 2022 4.20%
May 31, 2022 3.70%
April 30, 2022 4.00%
March 31, 2022 4.50%
February 28, 2022 5.00%
January 31, 2022 5.60%
December 31, 2021 5.00%
November 30, 2021 5.30%

Basic Info

California Unemployment Rate is at 5.10%, compared to 5.40% last month and 5.20% last year. This is lower than the long term average of 4.20K%.

Stats

Last Value 5.10%
Latest Period Dec 2025
Last Updated Feb 4 2026, 09:17 EST
Next Release Apr 8 2026, 10:30 EDT
Long Term Average 4.20K%
Average Growth Rate 447.2K%
Value from Last Month 5.40%
Change from Last Month -5.56%
Value from 1 Year Ago 5.20%
Change from 1 Year Ago -1.92%
Frequency Monthly
Unit Percent
Adjustment Not Seasonally Adjusted
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