CALIFORNIA LABOR MARKET

1 LABOR MARKETREVIEWCALIFORNIA1 December 2021 Quick Facts: (Data are Seasonally Adjusted) CA Unemployment Rate Dec 2021 Nov 2021 Dec 2020 Unemployment Rate Dec 2021 Nov 2021 Dec 2020 CA Nonfarm employment Dec 2021 16,892,300 Month Over Change Year Over Change Inside this issue: The CALIFORNIA unemployment rate was percent in December, down percentage point from November. CALIFORNIA s nonfarm payrolls gained 50,700 jobs in December, following a revised 52,200-job gain in November. Leisure and hospitality (up 15,000) gained the most jobs in December, while mining and logging remained unchanged from November.

2 LABOR Force Trends 1 Unemployment Facts 2 Nonfarm employment 5 Hours and Earnings 7 Industry employment 8 Regional and County 10 Unemployment Rates 12 Program Data 16 Program Data 18 Glossary 20 CALIFORNIA LABOR MARKET Review is a monthly publication of the CALIFORNIA employment Development Department s LABOR MARKET Information Division (LMID). For additional LABOR MARKET information and this publication in PDF, please visit LMID s website at: CaliforniaCalifornia LABOR MARKET Review CALIFORNIA LABOR Force Trends(Thousands of Persons, Seasonally Adjusted)YEAR AGOMONTH AGOMONTH-OVER CHANGEYEAR-OVER CHANGELABOR FORCE STATUSDec 20 Nov 21 Dec 21 NumberPercentNumberPercentRevisedPopulat ion31,09331,11831, LABOR Force18,70519,04519, Employment16,95717,72017, Unemployment1,7481,3251, Unemployment Rate (%) Participation Rate (%) The unemployment rate is calculated using unrounded.

3 EDD, LABOR MARKET Information Division, BLS LABOR Force LABOR Force Trends(Thousands of Persons, Seasonally Adjusted)YEAR AGOMONTH AGOMONTH-OVER CHANGEYEAR-OVER CHANGELABOR FORCE STATUSDec 20 Nov 21 Dec 21 NumberPercentNumberPercentRevisedPopulat ion261,230262,029262, LABOR Force160,671162,126162, 1, Employment149,883155,324155, 6, Unemployment10,7896,8026, -4, Unemployment Rate (%) Participation Rate (%) The unemployment rate is calculated using unrounded : Bureau of LABOR Statistics. " employment Situation" News Release, Table A-1 EXPANSION START DATEEXPANSION END DATELABOR FORCE STATUSFeb 10 Feb 20 Dec 21 NumberPercentNumberPercentPopulation28,1 68 31,087 31,120 2, LABOR Force18,32719,43319,075 1, Employment16,02018,58817,837 2, Unemployment2,3078451,238 -1, Unemployment Rate (%) Participation Rate (%) : EDD, LABOR MARKET Information Division, BLS LABOR Force : All data are for the civilian, noninstitutional population, 16 years and older.

4 "LF" is LABOR force. Data may not add due CURRENT MONTHCALIFORNIA CHANGE DURING EXPANSIONCALIFORNIA CHANGE DURING CONTRACTIONB usiness Cycle Trends in CALIFORNIA LABOR Force(Thousands of Persons, Seasonally Adjusted)Preliminary(*) Date of expansion peak and recession low are those established by the National Bureau of Economic : All data are for the civilian, noninstitutional population, 16 years and older. "LF" is LABOR force. Data may not add due CURRENTP reliminaryNote: All data are for the civilian, noninstitutional population, 16 years and older. "LF" is LABOR force. Data may not add due 2 Unemployment Rate Gap Between CALIFORNIA and employment Status and Unemployment Rates Vary Among Demographic Groups CALIFORNIA 's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was percent in December, down percentage point from November, and down percentage points from one year ago.

5 In comparison, the unemployment rate was percent in December, down percentage point from November, and down percentage points from one year ago. Civilian employment increased by 117,000 in December to 17,837,000 persons. This followed an increase of 80,000 persons in November. On a year-over basis, civilian employment was up 880,000 persons ( percent). Unemployment decreased by 87,000 in December to 1,238,000 persons, following a decrease of 58,000 in November. The number of unemployed was down 510,000 persons ( percent) from December 2020. Over the year, the CALIFORNIA civilian LABOR force was up 370,000 persons ( percent) in December 2021 . By race and ethnicity, the December unemployment rate for blacks was percent, Hispanics percent, and the rate for whites was percent.

6 The unemployment rates for whites decreased by percentage point, the rate for blacks decreased by percentage point, and the rate for Hispanics decreased by percentage point. By age group, the unemployment rate was highest for Californians aged 16-19 years at percent. The rates for the six age groups between 20 years and 65+ years ranged from percent to percent. Over the month, the unemployment rate for those in age group 20-24 years decreased by percentage point, while the unemployment rate for those in age group 25-34 years decreased by percentage point. For those in age groups 45-54 years, 55-64 years, and 65+ years the unemployment rate decreased by percentage point. The unemployment rate for those in age group 35-44 years decreased by percentage point.

7 (%)Three-Year Trend in CALIFORNIA and Unemployment Rates(Seasonally Adjusted) Status Dec 20 Oct 21 Nov 21 Dec 21(Number in Thousands)Total, Age 16+ LABOR Force18,89518,96418,99519,014 Employed16,96717,48217,56117,646 Unemployed1,9291,4811,4341,368 Unemployment , Age 16+ LABOR Force10,33510,29010,31010,322 Employed9,3489,4909,5409,586 Unemployed987800770736 Unemployment , Age 16+ LABOR Force8,5608,6738,6858,691 Employed7,6187,9928,0208,060 Unemployed942681664632 Unemployment Sexes, Age 16-19 LABOR Force537595593597 Employed410494496504 Unemployed1271019793 Unemployment , Age 16+ LABOR Force13,65713,69213,69513,669 Employed12,30112,66512,70512,737 Unemployed1,3561,027990932 Unemployment , Age 16+ LABOR Force5,2385,2725,3005,345 Employed4,6654,8174,8564,909 Unemployed573454444436 Unemployment.

8 Bureau of LABOR Statistics, Current Population Status by Demographic Group, CALIFORNIA (Data are Not Seasonally Adjusted, 12-month Moving Average)Note: Data may not add due to rounding on a 12-month moving CALIFORNIA Unemployment by Reason and Duration 0100200300400500600700800 Dec-18 Dec-19 Dec-20 Dec-21 Thousands of Unemployed PersonsNumber of Unemployedby Duration of Unemployment( CALIFORNIA , 12-month Moving Average)Less than 5 weeks5-14 weeks15-26 weeks27-51 weeks52 weeks or more02004006008001,0001,2001,4001,6001,8 00 Dec-18 Dec-19 Dec-20 Dec-21 Thousands of Unemployed PersonsNumber of Unemployedby Reasons for Unemployment( CALIFORNIA , 12-month Moving Average)Job losersJob leaversRe-entrantsNew entrants CALIFORNIA Unemployment by Reason and Duration (Number and Percent of Employed Persons, 12-month Moving Average)

9 YEAR AGOMONTH AGOCURRENT MONTH-OVER-CHANGE YEAR-OVER CHANGEDec 20 Nov 21 Dec 21 Number Percent NumberPercentApr 49 Oct 49 Oct (1,000s)1,9291,4341, Unemployment by ReasonJob losers1, Job New Unemployment by DurationLess than 5 5 to 14 15 to 26 27 to 51 52 weeks and Note: Detail may not add to total due to rounding. Job losers includes persons who completed temporary : Bureau of LABOR Statistics, Current Population Survey. Job losers comprised of the largest group of unemployed persons categorized by reason (881,000 persons or percent of all unemployed). Job losers decreased over the month by 62,000 persons ( percent) and decreased by 648,000 persons ( percent) since December 2020.

10 LABOR force re-entrants were the next largest reason group, accounting for 320,000 persons or percent of all unemployed. By duration, the largest group of unemployed persons was those unemployed 52 weeks and over, accounting for 376,000 persons or percent of all unemployed. The next largest group of unemployed persons were those unemployed 5 to 14 weeks, accounting for 310,000 persons or percent of all unemployed. 4 Full-time and Part-time employment ; Persons Not in the LABOR Force The majority ( percent) of all employed Californians usually work full time (35 hours or more per week in all jobs). There were 825,000 persons who worked part time involuntarily, also known as "part time for economic reasons. They comprised of percent of all persons at work during the survey week.