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Wage and salary jobs (OEWS) in California

Wage and salary jobs (OEWS) in California was 18,213,700 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 0.9% from 2024. That is the 1st highest of 51 states in 2025.

2025, jobs18,213,700
Change on 2024+0.9%
Rank1st of 51US states ranked
Series high18,213,7002025
Series low14,001,7302010

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Wage and salary jobs (OEWS) in California, 2003 to 2025

14M15M16M17M18M19M2003200720112015201920252003: 14,512,680 jobs2004: 14,534,620 jobs2005: 14,723,900 jobs2006: 15,065,750 jobs2007: 15,202,530 jobs2008: 15,212,610 jobs2009: 14,532,640 jobs2010: 14,001,730 jobs2011: 14,038,950 jobs2012: 14,303,630 jobs2013: 14,714,530 jobs2014: 15,119,730 jobs2015: 15,496,600 jobs2016: 15,966,580 jobs2017: 16,695,010 jobs2018: 17,007,690 jobs2019: 17,382,400 jobs2020: 16,430,660 jobs2021: 16,529,810 jobs2022: 17,635,840 jobs2023: 17,945,910 jobs2024: 18,057,850 jobs2025: 18,213,700 jobs14M16M18M20M20032011201920252003: 14,512,680 jobs2004: 14,534,620 jobs2005: 14,723,900 jobs2006: 15,065,750 jobs2007: 15,202,530 jobs2008: 15,212,610 jobs2009: 14,532,640 jobs2010: 14,001,730 jobs2011: 14,038,950 jobs2012: 14,303,630 jobs2013: 14,714,530 jobs2014: 15,119,730 jobs2015: 15,496,600 jobs2016: 15,966,580 jobs2017: 16,695,010 jobs2018: 17,007,690 jobs2019: 17,382,400 jobs2020: 16,430,660 jobs2021: 16,529,810 jobs2022: 17,635,840 jobs2023: 17,945,910 jobs2024: 18,057,850 jobs2025: 18,213,700 jobs
jobs. Source: BLS, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May estimates, state cross-industry file: employment, all occupations (00-0000). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-05-15.
All 23 values
Periodjobs
202518,213,700
202418,057,850
202317,945,910
202217,635,840
202116,529,810
202016,430,660
201917,382,400
201817,007,690
201716,695,010
201615,966,580
201515,496,600
201415,119,730
201314,714,530
201214,303,630
201114,038,950
201014,001,730
200914,532,640
200815,212,610
200715,202,530
200615,065,750
200514,723,900
200414,534,620
200314,512,680

Compared with United States

Place2025
California18,213,700
United States155,495,730

California compared with nearby places

Alabama: 2,113,660 jobsAlaska: 325,570 jobsArizona: 3,239,430 jobsArkansas: 1,303,630 jobsCalifornia: 18,213,700 jobsColorado: 2,873,900 jobsConnecticut: 1,696,170 jobsDelaware: 484,790 jobsDistrict of Columbia: 701,920 jobsFlorida: 9,929,860 jobsGeorgia: 4,889,170 jobsHawaii: 627,530 jobsIdaho: 857,440 jobsIllinois: 6,098,130 jobsIndiana: 3,201,220 jobsIowa: 1,559,240 jobsKansas: 1,437,520 jobsKentucky: 2,000,360 jobsLouisiana: 1,934,900 jobsMaine: 640,610 jobsMaryland: 2,763,030 jobsMassachusetts: 3,637,650 jobsMichigan: 4,403,730 jobsMinnesota: 2,949,820 jobsMississippi: 1,163,030 jobsMissouri: 2,936,050 jobsMontana: 511,580 jobsNebraska: 1,024,370 jobsNevada: 1,551,540 jobsNew Hampshire: 683,290 jobsNew Jersey: 4,285,720 jobsNew Mexico: 870,970 jobsNew York: 9,688,000 jobsNorth Carolina: 4,941,820 jobsNorth Dakota: 429,430 jobsOhio: 5,550,180 jobsOklahoma: 1,707,680 jobsOregon: 1,967,130 jobsPennsylvania: 6,064,600 jobsRhode Island: 501,340 jobsSouth Carolina: 2,305,080 jobsSouth Dakota: 457,380 jobsTennessee: 3,278,760 jobsTexas: 14,071,160 jobsUtah: 1,735,590 jobsVermont: 303,890 jobsVirginia: 4,109,320 jobsWashington: 3,550,970 jobsWest Virginia: 701,610 jobsWisconsin: 2,941,540 jobsWyoming: 280,740 jobs
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  • 600K to 1.3M
  • 1.3M to 2M
  • 2M to 3M
  • 3M to 4.7M
  • 4.7M and over
Wage and salary jobs (OEWS), 2025, jobs. California is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

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Definition

Number of wage and salary jobs in nonfarm establishments, all occupations, in May of each year, from the Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) survey of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Full-time and part-time jobs count the same.

Counts jobs, not people: someone with two jobs counts twice. Excludes the self-employed, owners and partners of unincorporated firms, farm workers, private household workers and unpaid family workers. It is the base of the OEWS wage estimates, not a monthly payroll count.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May estimates, state cross-industry file: employment, all occupations (00-0000). https://www.bls.gov/oes/special-requests/oesm25st.zip. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2026). Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May estimates, state cross-industry file: employment, all occupations (00-0000) (Wage and salary jobs (OEWS), California, 2003 to 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.bls.gov/oes/special-requests/oesm25st.zip

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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May estimates, state cross-industry file: employment, all occupations (00-0000), Wage and salary jobs (OEWS), California, 2003 to 2025. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 15 May 2026, https://www.bls.gov/oes/special-requests/oesm25st.zip. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/wage-and-salary-jobs/california. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. 2026. Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May estimates, state cross-industry file: employment, all occupations (00-0000). Wage and salary jobs (OEWS), California, 2003 to 2025. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.bls.gov/oes/special-requests/oesm25st.zip. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/wage-and-salary-jobs/california.

Harvard

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2026) Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May estimates, state cross-industry file: employment, all occupations (00-0000), Wage and salary jobs (OEWS), California, 2003 to 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.bls.gov/oes/special-requests/oesm25st.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/wage-and-salary-jobs/california (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the wage and salary jobs (OEWS) in California?

Wage and salary jobs (OEWS) in California was 18,213,700 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 0.9% from 2024. That is the 1st highest of 51 states in 2025.

Where does this figure come from?

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May estimates, state cross-industry file: employment, all occupations (00-0000). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest wage and salary jobs (OEWS) in California?

18,213,700 jobs in 2025, the highest value since 2003 in this series.

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