California Jobless Rate Holds at 5.1% in September as Payrolls Slip 9,300
California's unemployment rate held at 5.1% in September, unchanged from August, while nonfarm payroll jobs fell by 9,300 to 18,151,600, the Employment Development Department (EDD) reported on October 16.
EDD also revised August's job gain down to 23,100 from an initial 39,400. Even with the September dip, payrolls were up 129,300 jobs (0.72%) from a year earlier, outpacing the national year-over-year gain of 0.31%.
The number of unemployed Californians fell by 5,400 to 987,600 — the tenth straight monthly decline. The labor force stood at 19,478,000, down 378,600 from a year earlier, with a participation rate of 59.0%.
Private education and health services led monthly gains with 8,000 jobs and was up 125,600 over the year. Leisure and hospitality shed 9,600 jobs in September, government lost 5,400 and construction lost 3,400. In the survey week, 310,167 people received regular unemployment benefits and 35,070 new claims were filed.
Published by GSM · USA (original Chinese edition)
Photo: 加州失业率走势：2025年9月5.5%、2026年8月与9月均为5.1%（加州就业发展局图）
