In 2023, the unemployment rate in California was 4.8 percent. This is an increase from the previous year, when the unemployment rate was 4.3 percent, and is down from a high of 12.5 percent in 2010.
The monthly unemployment rate for the United States can be accessed here.
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Bureau of Labor Statistics. (March 20, 2024). Unemployment rate in California in the United States from 1992 to 2023 [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 29, 2026, from /statistics/189394/unemployment-rate-in-california-since-1992/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Unemployment rate in California in the United States from 1992 to 2023." Chart. March 20, 2024. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 29, 2026. /statistics/189394/unemployment-rate-in-california-since-1992/
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Bureau of Labor Statistics, Unemployment rate in California in the United States from 1992 to 2023 ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/189394/unemployment-rate-in-california-since-1992/ (last visited July 29, 2026)
Unemployment rate in California in the United States from 1992 to 2023 [Graph], Bureau of Labor Statistics, March 20, 2024. [Online]. Available: /statistics/189394/unemployment-rate-in-california-since-1992/
