Employment-population ratio: California

Latest value, 2026-08

58.3% Provisional

Source: BLS
Retrieved 2026-10-08
Published 2026-09-30

Definition

Employed people as a percentage of the civilian noninstitutional population aged 16 and older.

Seasonally adjusted. US national figures come from the Current Population Survey; state figures are LAUS model-based estimates. The population excludes active-duty military personnel and people living in institutions. The age range and population scope differ from the existing employment-rate indicator.

Evolution

57.258.359.32021-082022-062023-042024-022024-122025-112026-08
Value
PeriodValue
2026-0858.3
2026-0758.4
2026-0658.6
2026-0558.7
2026-0458.8
2026-0358.9
2026-0259.1
2026-0159.1
2025-1259.1
2025-1159.1
2025-0959
2025-0859
2025-0759
2025-0658.9
2025-0559
2025-0458.9
2025-0358.9
2025-0258.9
2025-0158.9
2024-1258.9
2024-1158.9
2024-1058.9
2024-0958.9
2024-0858.9
2024-0758.9
2024-0659
2024-0558.9
2024-0458.9
2024-0358.9
2024-0259
2024-0159
2023-1259.1
2023-1159.1
2023-1059.1
2023-0959.2
2023-0859.3
2023-0759.3
2023-0659.4
2023-0559.3
2023-0459.3
2023-0359.3
2023-0259.3
2023-0159.2
2022-1259.2
2022-1159.2
2022-1059.1
2022-0959.1
2022-0859.2
2022-0759.3
2022-0659.3
2022-0559.2
2022-0459.2
2022-0359
2022-0258.8
2022-0158.6
2021-1258.3
2021-1158
2021-1057.7
2021-0957.4
2021-0857.1

Comparison with related places

Place2026-08
California58.3
United States59.1
Texas61.3
Florida54.8
New York58.6
Pennsylvania60.2
Illinois60.1

How to cite

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Employment-population ratio, civilian noninstitutional population aged 16 and over, seasonally adjusted, state LAUS measure 07. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.3.AllStatesS. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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