# Nonfarm payroll employment in California

Nonfarm payroll employment in California was 18,177,200 jobs in August 2026 (provisional). Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

- Indicator id: `nonfarm_payroll_employment`
- Place id: `us-state-06`
- Unit: jobs
- Definition: Number of jobs on nonfarm payrolls in the month, seasonally adjusted, from the Current Employment Statistics (CES) survey of businesses and government agencies run by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
- Note: The monthly jobs count of the national Employment Situation report and the State Employment and Unemployment release. Counts jobs on nonfarm payrolls, not people: someone with two jobs counts twice. It covers full-time and part-time employees paid for any part of the pay period that includes the 12th of the month, and excludes the self-employed, farm workers, private household workers and unpaid family workers. For employed people from the household survey use employment_population_ratio; for May job counts by occupation use oews_employment.
- Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics, State and Area: all employees, total nonfarm, statewide, seasonally adjusted (SMS, state, 000000000000001) (https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/sm/sm.data.55.TotalNonFarmStateWide.All)
- Publisher page: https://invokely.ai/en/publishers/bureau-of-labor-statistics
- Retrieved: 2026-10-12
- License: Public domain (US federal government work, citation requested)
- Citation: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Current Employment Statistics, State and Area: all employees, total nonfarm, statewide, seasonally adjusted (SMS, state, 000000000000001). https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/sm/sm.data.55.TotalNonFarmStateWide.All. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/en/nonfarm-payroll-employment/california
- API: https://invokely.ai/api/v1/series?indicator=nonfarm_payroll_employment&place=us-state-06

| Period | jobs |
|---|---:|
| 2026-08 | 18,177,200 (provisional) |
| 2026-07 | 18,137,800 |
| 2026-06 | 18,153,500 |
| 2026-05 | 18,147,400 |
| 2026-04 | 18,163,000 |
| 2026-03 | 18,163,000 |
| 2026-02 | 18,125,500 |
| 2026-01 | 18,144,300 |
| 2025-12 | 18,062,500 |
| 2025-11 | 18,059,000 |
| 2025-10 | 18,024,000 |
| 2025-09 | 18,022,300 |
| 2025-08 | 18,038,700 |
| 2025-07 | 18,020,300 |
| 2025-06 | 18,037,600 |
| 2025-05 | 18,063,200 |
| 2025-04 | 18,058,200 |
| 2025-03 | 18,009,500 |
| 2025-02 | 18,003,900 |
| 2025-01 | 18,024,800 |
| 2024-12 | 18,005,900 |
| 2024-11 | 18,049,300 |
| 2024-10 | 18,052,100 |
| 2024-09 | 17,988,800 |
| 2024-08 | 17,964,900 |
| 2024-07 | 17,948,800 |
| 2024-06 | 17,928,700 |
| 2024-05 | 17,933,600 |
| 2024-04 | 17,936,300 |
| 2024-03 | 17,968,500 |
| 2024-02 | 17,955,800 |
| 2024-01 | 18,027,000 |
| 2023-12 | 17,909,100 |
| 2023-11 | 17,858,600 |
| 2023-10 | 17,844,900 |
| 2023-09 | 17,880,500 |
| 2023-08 | 17,835,900 |
| 2023-07 | 17,804,800 |
| 2023-06 | 17,848,400 |
| 2023-05 | 17,820,000 |
| 2023-04 | 17,763,800 |
| 2023-03 | 17,774,800 |
| 2023-02 | 17,782,600 |
| 2023-01 | 17,755,900 |
| 2022-12 | 17,803,600 |
| 2022-11 | 17,794,600 |
| 2022-10 | 17,779,400 |
| 2022-09 | 17,791,900 |
| 2022-08 | 17,775,200 |
| 2022-07 | 17,738,000 |
| 2022-06 | 17,688,300 |
| 2022-05 | 17,641,400 |
| 2022-04 | 17,616,900 |
| 2022-03 | 17,558,400 |
| 2022-02 | 17,494,000 |
| 2022-01 | 17,352,900 |
| 2021-12 | 17,347,100 |
| 2021-11 | 17,277,900 |
| 2021-10 | 17,212,100 |
| 2021-09 | 16,967,500 |
| 2021-08 | 16,971,900 |
| 2021-07 | 16,878,800 |
| 2021-06 | 16,680,200 |
| 2021-05 | 16,609,900 |
| 2021-04 | 16,498,800 |
| 2021-03 | 16,343,300 |
| 2021-02 | 16,209,900 |
| 2021-01 | 16,006,000 |
| 2020-12 | 16,104,100 |
| 2020-11 | 16,185,400 |
| 2020-10 | 16,117,700 |
| 2020-09 | 15,914,600 |
| 2020-08 | 15,761,700 |
| 2020-07 | 15,669,400 |
| 2020-06 | 15,627,300 |
| 2020-05 | 15,109,000 |
| 2020-04 | 14,921,500 |
| 2020-03 | 17,483,600 |
| 2020-02 | 17,660,900 |
| 2020-01 | 17,638,100 |
| 2019-12 | 17,576,000 |
| 2019-11 | 17,559,800 |
| 2019-10 | 17,498,900 |
| 2019-09 | 17,478,000 |
| 2019-08 | 17,465,100 |
| 2019-07 | 17,432,100 |
| 2019-06 | 17,423,100 |
| 2019-05 | 17,385,100 |
| 2019-04 | 17,360,000 |
| 2019-03 | 17,355,400 |
| 2019-02 | 17,332,200 |
| 2019-01 | 17,319,700 |
| 2018-12 | 17,321,400 |
| 2018-11 | 17,274,400 |
| 2018-10 | 17,258,800 |
| 2018-09 | 17,230,000 |
| 2018-08 | 17,200,500 |
| 2018-07 | 17,160,000 |
| 2018-06 | 17,170,800 |
| 2018-05 | 17,125,600 |
| 2018-04 | 17,102,700 |
| 2018-03 | 17,091,600 |
| 2018-02 | 17,083,000 |
| 2018-01 | 17,042,000 |
| 2017-12 | 17,008,700 |
| 2017-11 | 16,958,800 |
| 2017-10 | 16,932,000 |
| 2017-09 | 16,912,700 |
| 2017-08 | 16,862,000 |
| 2017-07 | 16,840,600 |
| 2017-06 | 16,841,700 |
| 2017-05 | 16,798,900 |
| 2017-04 | 16,741,600 |
| 2017-03 | 16,715,800 |
| 2017-02 | 16,672,600 |
| 2017-01 | 16,634,900 |
| 2016-12 | 16,630,100 |
| 2016-11 | 16,609,800 |
| 2016-10 | 16,586,000 |
| 2016-09 | 16,567,400 |
| 2016-08 | 16,531,300 |
| 2016-07 | 16,517,300 |
| 2016-06 | 16,438,200 |
| 2016-05 | 16,452,200 |
| 2016-04 | 16,432,800 |
| 2016-03 | 16,327,700 |
| 2016-02 | 16,347,900 |
| 2016-01 | 16,308,800 |
| 2015-12 | 16,284,900 |
| 2015-11 | 16,249,700 |
| 2015-10 | 16,224,800 |
| 2015-09 | 16,160,600 |
| 2015-08 | 16,141,100 |
| 2015-07 | 16,096,600 |
| 2015-06 | 16,006,700 |
| 2015-05 | 15,964,800 |
| 2015-04 | 15,917,900 |
| 2015-03 | 15,889,000 |
| 2015-02 | 15,842,200 |
| 2015-01 | 15,813,100 |
| 2014-12 | 15,780,400 |
| 2014-11 | 15,744,200 |
| 2014-10 | 15,700,400 |
| 2014-09 | 15,667,600 |
| 2014-08 | 15,628,200 |
| 2014-07 | 15,561,700 |
| 2014-06 | 15,556,600 |
| 2014-05 | 15,525,700 |
| 2014-04 | 15,485,800 |
| 2014-03 | 15,449,700 |
| 2014-02 | 15,410,200 |
| 2014-01 | 15,380,800 |
| 2013-12 | 15,342,600 |
| 2013-11 | 15,310,400 |
| 2013-10 | 15,257,100 |
| 2013-09 | 15,223,200 |
| 2013-08 | 15,208,300 |
| 2013-07 | 15,158,000 |
| 2013-06 | 15,129,600 |
| 2013-05 | 15,107,900 |
| 2013-04 | 15,074,000 |
| 2013-03 | 15,035,400 |
| 2013-02 | 15,007,800 |
| 2013-01 | 14,956,800 |
| 2012-12 | 14,928,900 |
| 2012-11 | 14,899,700 |
| 2012-10 | 14,861,900 |
| 2012-09 | 14,828,100 |
| 2012-08 | 14,805,300 |
| 2012-07 | 14,781,400 |
| 2012-06 | 14,765,900 |
| 2012-05 | 14,715,000 |
| 2012-04 | 14,672,000 |
| 2012-03 | 14,659,300 |
| 2012-02 | 14,621,900 |
| 2012-01 | 14,599,700 |
| 2011-12 | 14,534,600 |
| 2011-11 | 14,513,200 |
| 2011-10 | 14,492,400 |
| 2011-09 | 14,488,200 |
| 2011-08 | 14,453,100 |
| 2011-07 | 14,439,300 |
| 2011-06 | 14,398,300 |
| 2011-05 | 14,402,600 |
| 2011-04 | 14,403,300 |
| 2011-03 | 14,375,600 |
| 2011-02 | 14,373,900 |
| 2011-01 | 14,367,700 |
| 2010-12 | 14,343,500 |
| 2010-11 | 14,328,800 |
| 2010-10 | 14,331,700 |
| 2010-09 | 14,279,600 |
| 2010-08 | 14,282,300 |
| 2010-07 | 14,291,700 |
| 2010-06 | 14,312,100 |
| 2010-05 | 14,329,700 |
| 2010-04 | 14,291,300 |
| 2010-03 | 14,196,800 |
| 2010-02 | 14,191,600 |
| 2010-01 | 14,215,700 |
| 2009-12 | 14,225,500 |
| 2009-11 | 14,245,700 |
| 2009-10 | 14,264,200 |
| 2009-09 | 14,225,900 |
| 2009-08 | 14,276,000 |
| 2009-07 | 14,324,000 |
| 2009-06 | 14,427,500 |
| 2009-05 | 14,493,900 |
| 2009-04 | 14,545,800 |
| 2009-03 | 14,636,600 |
| 2009-02 | 14,729,300 |
| 2009-01 | 14,862,700 |
| 2008-12 | 14,981,200 |
| 2008-11 | 15,058,200 |
| 2008-10 | 15,158,200 |
| 2008-09 | 15,260,700 |
| 2008-08 | 15,292,800 |
| 2008-07 | 15,343,900 |
| 2008-06 | 15,374,600 |
| 2008-05 | 15,398,300 |
| 2008-04 | 15,428,800 |
| 2008-03 | 15,423,800 |
| 2008-02 | 15,445,400 |
| 2008-01 | 15,433,800 |
| 2007-12 | 15,484,700 |
| 2007-11 | 15,473,300 |
| 2007-10 | 15,461,500 |
| 2007-09 | 15,482,100 |
| 2007-08 | 15,487,200 |
| 2007-07 | 15,502,200 |
| 2007-06 | 15,468,100 |
| 2007-05 | 15,445,800 |
| 2007-04 | 15,423,300 |
| 2007-03 | 15,467,800 |
| 2007-02 | 15,436,800 |
| 2007-01 | 15,410,100 |
| 2006-12 | 15,396,900 |
| 2006-11 | 15,385,000 |
| 2006-10 | 15,379,300 |
| 2006-09 | 15,388,900 |
| 2006-08 | 15,370,000 |
| 2006-07 | 15,341,300 |
| 2006-06 | 15,348,900 |
| 2006-05 | 15,312,100 |
| 2006-04 | 15,265,100 |
| 2006-03 | 15,259,900 |
| 2006-02 | 15,254,200 |
| 2006-01 | 15,213,500 |
| 2005-12 | 15,221,600 |
| 2005-11 | 15,185,700 |
| 2005-10 | 15,146,400 |
| 2005-09 | 15,140,100 |
| 2005-08 | 15,093,900 |
| 2005-07 | 15,061,800 |
| 2005-06 | 15,006,100 |
| 2005-05 | 14,985,700 |
| 2005-04 | 14,983,000 |
| 2005-03 | 14,931,300 |
| 2005-02 | 14,907,100 |
| 2005-01 | 14,881,700 |
| 2004-12 | 14,864,500 |
| 2004-11 | 14,861,800 |
| 2004-10 | 14,838,800 |
| 2004-09 | 14,782,900 |
| 2004-08 | 14,773,400 |
| 2004-07 | 14,780,900 |
| 2004-06 | 14,724,400 |
| 2004-05 | 14,711,500 |
| 2004-04 | 14,685,900 |
| 2004-03 | 14,666,900 |
| 2004-02 | 14,642,300 |
| 2004-01 | 14,626,700 |
| 2003-12 | 14,587,900 |
| 2003-11 | 14,580,200 |
| 2003-10 | 14,596,100 |
| 2003-09 | 14,564,700 |
| 2003-08 | 14,568,000 |
| 2003-07 | 14,557,000 |
| 2003-06 | 14,579,500 |
| 2003-05 | 14,575,500 |
| 2003-04 | 14,578,200 |
| 2003-03 | 14,558,500 |
| 2003-02 | 14,574,400 |
| 2003-01 | 14,592,500 |
| 2002-12 | 14,601,200 |
| 2002-11 | 14,615,300 |
| 2002-10 | 14,608,900 |
| 2002-09 | 14,598,900 |
| 2002-08 | 14,596,900 |
| 2002-07 | 14,585,400 |
| 2002-06 | 14,621,000 |
| 2002-05 | 14,629,000 |
| 2002-04 | 14,613,100 |
| 2002-03 | 14,599,300 |
| 2002-02 | 14,578,300 |
| 2002-01 | 14,574,600 |
| 2001-12 | 14,565,700 |
| 2001-11 | 14,587,900 |
| 2001-10 | 14,633,800 |
| 2001-09 | 14,655,800 |
| 2001-08 | 14,697,700 |
| 2001-07 | 14,697,800 |
| 2001-06 | 14,763,400 |
| 2001-05 | 14,770,600 |
| 2001-04 | 14,792,900 |
| 2001-03 | 14,829,500 |
| 2001-02 | 14,826,400 |
| 2001-01 | 14,830,400 |
| 2000-12 | 14,797,900 |
| 2000-11 | 14,756,400 |
| 2000-10 | 14,713,500 |
| 2000-09 | 14,718,700 |
| 2000-08 | 14,657,800 |
| 2000-07 | 14,625,100 |
| 2000-06 | 14,592,800 |
| 2000-05 | 14,550,000 |
| 2000-04 | 14,481,200 |
| 2000-03 | 14,430,400 |
| 2000-02 | 14,384,100 |
| 2000-01 | 14,342,600 |
| 1999-12 | 14,322,500 |
| 1999-11 | 14,280,400 |
| 1999-10 | 14,249,500 |
| 1999-09 | 14,192,400 |
| 1999-08 | 14,144,800 |
| 1999-07 | 14,136,800 |
| 1999-06 | 14,043,500 |
| 1999-05 | 14,026,200 |
| 1999-04 | 13,994,700 |
| 1999-03 | 13,937,600 |
| 1999-02 | 13,914,200 |
| 1999-01 | 13,878,000 |
| 1998-12 | 13,888,800 |
| 1998-11 | 13,873,000 |
| 1998-10 | 13,830,400 |
| 1998-09 | 13,810,200 |
| 1998-08 | 13,758,200 |
| 1998-07 | 13,716,900 |
| 1998-06 | 13,665,300 |
| 1998-05 | 13,627,300 |
| 1998-04 | 13,568,600 |
| 1998-03 | 13,528,500 |
| 1998-02 | 13,497,900 |
| 1998-01 | 13,477,900 |
| 1997-12 | 13,392,900 |
| 1997-11 | 13,339,400 |
| 1997-10 | 13,327,100 |
| 1997-09 | 13,291,000 |
| 1997-08 | 13,251,400 |
| 1997-07 | 13,232,500 |
| 1997-06 | 13,199,400 |
| 1997-05 | 13,176,600 |
| 1997-04 | 13,143,700 |
| 1997-03 | 13,081,500 |
| 1997-02 | 13,026,100 |
| 1997-01 | 12,970,300 |
| 1996-12 | 12,955,500 |
| 1996-11 | 12,961,100 |
| 1996-10 | 12,903,500 |
| 1996-09 | 12,863,500 |
| 1996-08 | 12,836,000 |
| 1996-07 | 12,801,700 |
| 1996-06 | 12,783,300 |
| 1996-05 | 12,768,500 |
| 1996-04 | 12,716,000 |
| 1996-03 | 12,721,100 |
| 1996-02 | 12,704,000 |
| 1996-01 | 12,663,500 |
| 1995-12 | 12,609,600 |
| 1995-11 | 12,594,500 |
| 1995-10 | 12,549,300 |
| 1995-09 | 12,568,500 |
| 1995-08 | 12,512,000 |
| 1995-07 | 12,463,100 |
| 1995-06 | 12,474,000 |
| 1995-05 | 12,440,800 |
| 1995-04 | 12,412,700 |
| 1995-03 | 12,396,400 |
| 1995-02 | 12,389,300 |
| 1995-01 | 12,325,500 |
| 1994-12 | 12,337,100 |
| 1994-11 | 12,300,700 |
| 1994-10 | 12,268,100 |
| 1994-09 | 12,260,800 |
| 1994-08 | 12,228,600 |
| 1994-07 | 12,219,400 |
| 1994-06 | 12,189,900 |
| 1994-05 | 12,175,000 |
| 1994-04 | 12,164,300 |
| 1994-03 | 12,169,200 |
| 1994-02 | 12,130,500 |
| 1994-01 | 12,112,800 |
| 1993-12 | 12,113,900 |
| 1993-11 | 12,085,300 |
| 1993-10 | 12,091,000 |
| 1993-09 | 12,092,300 |
| 1993-08 | 12,099,600 |
| 1993-07 | 12,097,100 |
| 1993-06 | 12,071,200 |
| 1993-05 | 12,064,200 |
| 1993-04 | 12,065,800 |
| 1993-03 | 12,089,400 |
| 1993-02 | 12,119,500 |
| 1993-01 | 12,149,400 |
| 1992-12 | 12,119,000 |
| 1992-11 | 12,160,400 |
| 1992-10 | 12,169,200 |
| 1992-09 | 12,153,400 |
| 1992-08 | 12,180,600 |
| 1992-07 | 12,215,700 |
| 1992-06 | 12,211,800 |
| 1992-05 | 12,239,800 |
| 1992-04 | 12,259,300 |
| 1992-03 | 12,264,900 |
| 1992-02 | 12,235,600 |
| 1992-01 | 12,273,000 |
| 1991-12 | 12,317,700 |
| 1991-11 | 12,343,500 |
| 1991-10 | 12,379,500 |
| 1991-09 | 12,375,800 |
| 1991-08 | 12,389,800 |
| 1991-07 | 12,392,300 |
| 1991-06 | 12,394,700 |
| 1991-05 | 12,417,300 |
| 1991-04 | 12,443,500 |
| 1991-03 | 12,441,800 |
| 1991-02 | 12,486,200 |
| 1991-01 | 12,521,600 |
| 1990-12 | 12,548,200 |
| 1990-11 | 12,548,600 |
| 1990-10 | 12,563,400 |
| 1990-09 | 12,546,500 |
| 1990-08 | 12,554,800 |
| 1990-07 | 12,573,700 |
| 1990-06 | 12,551,100 |
| 1990-05 | 12,547,800 |
| 1990-04 | 12,535,500 |
| 1990-03 | 12,515,500 |
| 1990-02 | 12,514,400 |
| 1990-01 | 12,496,600 |