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May 18, 2018 - SACRAMENTO – California’s unemployment rate fell to 4.2 percent in April – a new record low in a series dating back to the beginning of 1976 - and the state’s employers added 39,300 nonfarm payroll jobs, according to data released today by the California Employment Development Department (EDD) from two surveys. California has also now gained a total of 2,908,100 jobs since the economic expansion began in February 2010.

The U.S. unemployment rate fell to 3.9 percent, while the nation’s employers added 164,000 nonfarm payroll jobs.

In April 2017, the state’s unemployment rate was 5.0 percent. The unemployment rate is derived from a federal survey of 5,100 California households.

Nonfarm payroll jobs in California totaled 17,097,700 in April, according to a survey of businesses that is larger and less variable statistically. The survey of 71,000 California businesses measures jobs in the economy. The year-over change, April 2017 to April 2018, shows an increase of 356,800 jobs (up 2.1 percent).

EMPLOYMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT IN CALIFORNIA

The federal household survey, done with a smaller sample than the survey of employers, shows an increase in the number of employed Californians over the year. It estimates the number of Californians holding jobs in April was 18,543,000, a decrease of 9,000 from March, and up 245,000 from the employment total in April of last year.

The number of unemployed Californians was 815,000 in April – down by 13,000 over the month, and down by 139,000 compared with April of last year.

PAYROLL EMPLOYMENT DETAIL (SEASONALLY ADJUSTED)

EDD’s payroll employment report (wage and salary jobs) in the nonfarm industries of California totaled 17,097,700 in April, a net gain of 39,300 jobs from March. This followed a revised gain of 5,400 jobs in March.

Month-over Job Gains

Ten of California’s eleven industry sectors added a total of 40,700 jobs in April. Construction reported the largest increase with a gain of 10,000 jobs, followed by professional and business services (up 8,500), and trade, transportation and utilities, (up 6,900 jobs). Other industry sectors that gained jobs over the month were educational and health services (up 4,700), other services (up 3,800), financial activities (up 2,700), information (up 2,100), government (up 1,000), leisure and hospitality (up 900), and mining and logging (up 100).

Month-over Job Losses

Only one industry sector reported job declines over the month, manufacturing posted a loss of 1,400 jobs in April.

Year-over Job Gains

In a year-over-year comparison (April 2017 to April 2018), nonfarm payroll employment in California increased by 356,800 jobs (a 2.1 percent increase).

Ten of California’s eleven industry sectors added a total of 357,600 jobs over the year. The largest job gains were in educational and health services, up 83,500 jobs (a 3.2 percent increase), professional and business services, up 65,800 jobs (a 2.6 percent increase) and construction, up 59,500 jobs (a 7.4 percent increase). Other sectors adding jobs over the year were leisure and hospitality, trade, transportation and utilities, government, information, manufacturing, financial activities and mining and logging.

Year-over Job Losses

Only one industry sector posted job declines over the year, other services, down a total of 800 jobs.

UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE CLAIMS (NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED)

In related data, the EDD reported that there were 390,362 people receiving regular Unemployment Insurance benefits during the April survey week. This compares with 403,184 in March and 388,142 in April of last year. At the same time, new claims for Unemployment Insurance were 40,848 in April, compared with 39,330 in March and 45,319 in April of last year.

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Source: EDD