Here's the press release from the California Employment Development Department offering a wonkfest of detail, including county-by-county stats:
California’s unemployment rate decreased to 9.6 percent in February, and nonfarm payroll jobs increased by 41,200 during the month for a total gain of 725,100 jobs since the recovery began in February 2010, according to data released today by the California Employment Development Department (EDD) from two separate surveys.
The U.S. unemployment rate also decreased in February to 7.7 percent.
In January, the state’s unemployment rate was 9.8 percent, and in February 2012, the unemployment rate was 10.8 percent. The unemployment rate is derived from a federal survey of 5,500 California households.
Nonfarm jobs in California totaled 14,570,400 in February, an increase of 41,200 jobs over the month, according to a survey of businesses that is larger and less variable statistically. The survey of 42,000 California businesses measures jobs in the economy. The year-over-year change (February 2012 to February 2013) shows an increase of 293,800 jobs (up 2.1 percent)
EMPLOYMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT IN CALIFORNIA
The federal survey of households, done with a smaller sample than the survey of employers, shows an increase in the number of employed people. It estimates the number of Californians holding jobs in February was 16,850,000, an increase of 73,000 from January 2013, and up 368,000 from the employment total in February of last year.
The number of people unemployed in California was 1,792,000 – down by 26,000 over the month, and down by 209,000 compared with February of last year.
PAYROLL EMPLOYMENT DETAIL (SEASONALLY ADJUSTED)
EDD’s report on payroll employment (wage and salary jobs) in the nonfarm industries of California totaled 14,570,400 in February, a net gain of 41,200 jobs since the January survey. This followed a gain of 4,200 jobs (as revised) in January.
Six categories (construction; information; financial activities; professional and business services; leisure and hospitality; and government) added jobs over the month, gaining 57,700 jobs. Leisure and hospitality posted the largest increase over the month, adding 15,700 jobs.
Four categories (manufacturing; trade, transportation and utilities; educational and health services; and other services) reported job declines over the month, down 16,500 jobs. Trade, transportation and utilities posted the largest decrease over the month, down 7,000 jobs. One category, mining and logging, was unchanged over the month.
In a year-over-year comparison (February 2012 to February 2013), nonfarm payroll employment in California increased by 293,800 jobs (up 2.1 percent).
Eight categories (construction; trade, transportation and utilities; information; financial activities; professional and business services; educational and health services; leisure and hospitality; and other services) posted job gains over the year, adding 310,300 jobs. Professional and business services posted the largest gains on a numerical basis, adding 77,800 jobs (up 3.5 percent). Construction posted the largest gains on a percentage basis, up 6.2 percent (adding 35,800 jobs).
Three categories (mining and logging; manufacturing; and government) posted job declines over the year, down 16,500 jobs. Government posted the largest declines on a numerical basis, down by 9,500 jobs (a 0.4 percent decrease). Mining and logging posted the largest declines on a percentage basis, decreasing by 0.7 percent (down 200 jobs).
UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE CLAIMS (NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED)
In related data, the EDD reported that there were 487,497 people receiving regular unemployment insurance benefits during the February survey week. This compares with 519,632 last month and 565,418 last year. At the same time, new claims for unemployment insurance were 41,698 in February 2013, compared with 68,907 in January and 55,287 in February of last year.
PAYROLL EMPLOYMENT, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA2
(Amounts in thousands)
Industrial Classification
|
February 2013
(prelim.)
|
January 2013
(revised)
|
February 2012
|
Change Over
12 Months
(Percent)
|
Nonagricultural Wage andSalary Workers . . . . . . . . . . . . |
14,570.4
|
14,529.2
|
14,276.6
|
2.1
|
Mining and logging . . . . . . . . |
29.9
|
29.9
|
30.1
|
-0.7
|
Construction . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
616.9
|
611.2
|
581.1
|
6.2
|
Manufacturing . . . . . . . . . . . |
1,243.7
|
1,247.0
|
1,250.5
|
-0.5
|
Trade, transportation andutilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
2,747.8
|
2,754.8
|
2,702.0
|
1.7
|
Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
432.9
|
421.1
|
425.3
|
1.8
|
Financial activities . . . . . . . . |
785.0
|
781.1
|
767.1
|
2.3
|
Professional and businessservices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
2,281.2
|
2,271.8
|
2,203.4
|
3.5
|
Educational and healthservices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
1,903.7
|
1,907.1
|
1,860.8
|
2.3
|
Leisure and hospitality . . . . .Other services . . . . . . . . . . .Government* . . . . . . . . . . . . |
1,649.4
507.0
2,372.9
|
1,633.7
509.8
2,361.7
|
1,572.2
501.7
2,382.4
|
4.9
1.1
-0.4
|
|
|
|
|
|
Agriculture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
408.5
|
402.1
|
397.3
|
2.8
|
*Includes all civilian employees of federal, state, and local governments.
TABLE A
EMPLOYMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT IN CALIFORNIA, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA2
|
February 2013
(prelim.)
|
January 2013
(revised)
|
December 2012
|
February 2012
|
Civilian labor forcea . . . . . . . . . . |
18,642,000
|
18,594,000
|
18,558,000
|
18,483,000
|
Total civilian employment . . . . . . |
16,850,000
|
16,777,000
|
16,745,000
|
16,482,000
|
Unemployment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
1,792,000
|
1,818,000
|
1,813,000
|
2,001,000
|
Seasonally adjusted rate % . . . . |
9.6
|
9.8
|
9.8
|
10.8
|
|
US seasonally adjusted rate % .
7.7
7.9
7.8
8.3
TABLE B
EMPLOYMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT IN CALIFORNIA, UNADJUSTED DATA
|
February 2013
(prelim.)
|
January 2013
(revised)
|
December 2012
|
February 2012
|
Civilian labor forcea . . . . . . . . . . |
18,647,000
|
18,556,000
|
18,540,000
|
18,475,000
|
Total civilian employment . . . . . . |
16,837,000
|
16,632,000
|
16,731,000
|
16,391,000
|
Unemployment . . . . . . . . . . . . |
1,810,000
|
1,925,000
|
1,809,000
|
2,084,000
|
Unadjusted rate % . . . . . . . . . |
9.7
|
10.4
|
9.8
|
11.3
|
aLabor force by place of residence including workers involved in trade disputes.
2Seasonal adjustment is a statistical method that removes typical employment patterns that occur at various times throughout the year (e.g., additional retail hiring during the holiday season).
MONTHLY LABOR FORCE DATA FOR COUNTIES
February 2013 (Preliminary); 2012 BENCHMARK
NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
COUNTY
LABOR FORCE
EMPLOYMENT
UNEMPLOYMENT
RATE* STATE TOTAL
18,646,900
16,836,500
1,810,400
9.7%
ALAMEDA
783,000
720,400
62,600
8.0%
ALPINE
580
530
50
9.3%
AMADOR
16,280
14,450
1,830
11.2%
BUTTE
102,200
90,200
11,900
11.7%
CALAVERAS
18,900
16,550
2,360
12.5%
COLUSA
11,450
8,490
2,960
25.9%
CONTRA COSTA
541,500
497,700
43,900
8.1%
DEL NORTE
11,450
10,040
1,410
12.3%
EL DORADO
91,100
82,300
8,800
9.6%
FRESNO
438,800
371,300
67,500
15.4%
GLENN
12,740
10,880
1,860
14.6%
HUMBOLDT
59,900
54,000
5,900
9.8%
IMPERIAL
77,200
58,500
18,700
24.2%
INYO
9,440
8,580
870
9.2%
KERN
395,000
341,500
53,600
13.6%
KINGS
61,500
51,900
9,600
15.6%
LAKE
25,170
21,520
3,640
14.5%
LASSEN
12,580
10,930
1,650
13.1%
LOS ANGELES
4,925,100
4,418,400
506,700
10.3%
MADERA
69,600
60,500
9,200
13.2%
MARIN
142,100
134,500
7,600
5.4%
MARIPOSA
8,930
7,890
1,040
11.7%
MENDOCINO
42,280
38,340
3,940
9.3%
MERCED
113,100
92,900
20,200
17.8%
MODOC
3,700
3,140
560
15.1%
MONO
9,020
8,300
730
8.1%
MONTEREY
226,000
195,600
30,400
13.5%
NAPA
78,500
73,000
5,500
7.0%
NEVADA
51,320
46,910
4,420
8.6%
ORANGE
1,635,900
1,528,900
107,100
6.5%
PLACER
179,200
164,300
14,900
8.3%
PLUMAS
9,280
7,740
1,540
16.6%
RIVERSIDE
953,800
850,000
103,800
10.9%
SACRAMENTO
682,300
617,200
65,200
9.5%
SAN BENITO
27,700
23,500
4,200
15.0%
SAN BERNARDINO
870,900
777,300
93,600
10.7%
SAN DIEGO
1,614,000
1,485,400
128,600
8.0%
SAN FRANCISCO
483,400
453,100
30,400
6.3%
SAN JOAQUIN
299,200
255,400
43,900
14.7%
SAN LUIS OBISPO
145,400
135,100
10,200
7.0%
SAN MATEO
399,800
376,300
23,500
5.9%
SANTA BARBARA
230,900
213,200
17,700
7.7%
SANTA CLARA
924,300
856,000
68,300
7.4%
SANTA CRUZ
154,400
136,200
18,300
11.8%
SHASTA
79,900
69,600
10,400
13.0%
SIERRA
1,540
1,300
240
15.3%
SISKIYOU
18,800
15,720
3,080
16.4%
SOLANO
218,700
198,400
20,300
9.3%
SONOMA
259,100
239,400
19,700
7.6%
STANISLAUS
237,900
202,400
35,500
14.9%
SUTTER
42,800
34,800
8,000
18.7%
TEHAMA
25,210
21,850
3,360
13.3%
TRINITY
4,770
4,000
770
16.1%
TULARE
209,000
175,700
33,300
15.9%
TUOLUMNE
25,570
22,720
2,850
11.1%
VENTURA
446,900
410,600
36,300
8.1%
YOLO
100,600
88,400
12,100
12.1%
YUBA
27,100
22,800
4,300
15.9%