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Total employment (jobs, BEA) in California

Total employment (jobs, BEA) in California was 25,407,891 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. That is up 0.5% from 2024. That is the 1st highest of 51 states in 2025.

2025, jobs25,407,891
Change on 2024+0.5%
Rank1st of 51US states ranked
Series high25,407,8912025
Series low9,032,7381969

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Total employment (jobs, BEA) in California, 1969 to 2025

5M10M15M20M25M30M19691978198719962005201420251969: 9,032,738 jobs1970: 9,056,897 jobs1971: 9,036,074 jobs1972: 9,368,468 jobs1973: 9,843,939 jobs1974: 10,163,089 jobs1975: 10,286,346 jobs1976: 10,632,968 jobs1977: 11,119,255 jobs1978: 11,815,943 jobs1979: 12,460,727 jobs1980: 12,761,955 jobs1981: 12,934,962 jobs1982: 12,862,878 jobs1983: 13,182,023 jobs1984: 13,796,978 jobs1985: 14,284,986 jobs1986: 14,709,923 jobs1987: 15,300,046 jobs1988: 16,021,802 jobs1989: 16,425,901 jobs1990: 16,834,515 jobs1991: 16,750,052 jobs1992: 16,390,983 jobs1993: 16,367,123 jobs1994: 16,540,724 jobs1995: 16,939,791 jobs1996: 17,341,994 jobs1997: 17,667,115 jobs1998: 18,432,865 jobs1999: 18,852,334 jobs2000: 19,228,895 jobs2001: 19,341,458 jobs2002: 19,358,251 jobs2003: 19,478,732 jobs2004: 19,784,214 jobs2005: 20,126,936 jobs2006: 20,505,244 jobs2007: 20,888,508 jobs2008: 20,654,365 jobs2009: 19,837,727 jobs2010: 19,642,544 jobs2011: 19,986,185 jobs2012: 20,666,919 jobs2013: 21,319,238 jobs2014: 21,999,137 jobs2015: 22,688,978 jobs2016: 23,180,432 jobs2017: 23,552,144 jobs2018: 24,081,285 jobs2019: 24,229,239 jobs2020: 23,163,053 jobs2021: 23,939,481 jobs2022: 24,950,911 jobs2023: 24,986,632 jobs2024: 25,284,107 jobs2025: 25,407,891 jobs
jobs. Source: BEA, SAINC4: personal income and employment by major component, total employment (number of jobs), United States and states. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-09-30.
All 57 values
Periodjobs
202525,407,891
202425,284,107
202324,986,632
202224,950,911
202123,939,481
202023,163,053
201924,229,239
201824,081,285
201723,552,144
201623,180,432
201522,688,978
201421,999,137
201321,319,238
201220,666,919
201119,986,185
201019,642,544
200919,837,727
200820,654,365
200720,888,508
200620,505,244
200520,126,936
200419,784,214
200319,478,732
200219,358,251
200119,341,458
200019,228,895
199918,852,334
199818,432,865
199717,667,115
199617,341,994
199516,939,791
199416,540,724
199316,367,123
199216,390,983
199116,750,052
199016,834,515
198916,425,901
198816,021,802
198715,300,046
198614,709,923
198514,284,986
198413,796,978
198313,182,023
198212,862,878
198112,934,962
198012,761,955
197912,460,727
197811,815,943
197711,119,255
197610,632,968
197510,286,346
197410,163,089
19739,843,939
19729,368,468
19719,036,074
19709,056,897
19699,032,738

Compared with United States

Place2025
California25,407,891
United States218,324,700

Rankings

Definition

Average annual number of full-time and part-time jobs located in a place, wage and salary jobs plus proprietors (self-employed and partners), farm and nonfarm. United States: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional accounts, table SAINC4 line 7010, nation and states.

Counts jobs, not people: someone with two jobs counts twice, and jobs are counted where they are, not where the worker lives. Broader than oews_employment, which leaves out the self-employed and farm workers. BEA stopped publishing county employment after 2022, so there is no county level.

How to cite

U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. SAINC4: personal income and employment by major component, total employment (number of jobs), United States and states. https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/SAINC.zip. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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APA 7

U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. (2026). SAINC4: personal income and employment by major component, total employment (number of jobs), United States and states (Total employment (jobs, BEA), California, 1969 to 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/SAINC.zip

MLA 9

SAINC4: personal income and employment by major component, total employment (number of jobs), United States and states, Total employment (jobs, BEA), California, 1969 to 2025. U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, 30 Sept. 2026, https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/SAINC.zip. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/total-employment-jobs/california. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. 2026. SAINC4: personal income and employment by major component, total employment (number of jobs), United States and states. Total employment (jobs, BEA), California, 1969 to 2025. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/SAINC.zip. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/total-employment-jobs/california.

Harvard

U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (2026) SAINC4: personal income and employment by major component, total employment (number of jobs), United States and states, Total employment (jobs, BEA), California, 1969 to 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/SAINC.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/total-employment-jobs/california (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  title = {{SAINC4: personal income and employment by major component, total employment (number of jobs), United States and states: Total employment (jobs, BEA), California, 1969 to 2025}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/SAINC.zip},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/total-employment-jobs/california. Publisher attribution: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. SAINC4: personal income and employment by major component, total employment (number of jobs), United States and states. https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/SAINC.zip. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
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Total employment (jobs, BEA) in California was 25,407,891 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. That is up 0.5% from 2024. That is the 1st highest of 51 states in 2025.

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U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. SAINC4: personal income and employment by major component, total employment (number of jobs), United States and states. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

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25,407,891 jobs in 2025, the highest value since 1969 in this series.

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