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October 2016 State Jobs Report December 1, 2016
We recap the October 2016 state jobs data, which was released in November.
September 2016 Jobs Report November 5, 2016
We discuss data from the September 2016 state and metro area jobs report, most of which was released during the month of October.
August 2016 State Jobs Report September 28, 2016
We discuss California's August 2016 statewide jobs data, as reported by federal and state labor agencies.
July 2016 State Jobs Report August 31, 2016
We discuss California's July 2016 statewide jobs data, as reported by federal and state labor agencies on August 19, 2016.
June 2016 State Jobs and Other Data August 5, 2016
We discuss the report on California employment and unemployment in June 2016, which was released on July 22, and some more recent data too.
May 2016 Jobs Report: Slow Job Growth, Unemployment Rate Falls July 6, 2016
State and federal labor agencies released the May 2016 jobs reports for California on June 17, 2016.
April 2016 Jobs Report: Strong Month in the Data May 25, 2016
We discuss the April 2016 monthly jobs report from the Employment Development Department and the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
May Revision 2016: Economic Outlook May 15, 2016
We discuss the state's economic outlook, including the administration's assessment of the near-term economic outlook in the Governor's May Revision to his 2016-17 budget proposal.
U-6: Broader Unemployment Measure Continues to Improve April 22, 2016
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics has released updated data for states' "U-6" measures (broad measures of the unemployed, underemployed, and those who are not looking but who want a job) through the first quarter of 2016.
March 2016 Jobs Report: Unemployment Down, Slow Growth in Payroll Jobs April 15, 2016
We discuss the March 2016 jobs report, released by the California Employment Development Department and the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
County Economies: California Arguably Doing Better Than Recent Report Suggests January 26, 2016
We discuss a recent National Association of Counties report on county economies.
Dec. 2015 Jobs Report: Continuing Job Growth January 22, 2016
The Employment Development Department (EDD) has released December 2015 preliminary jobs data for California.
November 2015 Jobs Report December 18, 2015
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and California's Employment Development Department have released preliminary November 2015 jobs data for the state.
Sept. 2015 Metro Area Jobs Data October 28, 2015
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics has released employment data for the nation's metropolitan regions through September 2015. Bay Area metro regions continue to be among the nation's leaders in terms of job growth.
U-6: Broader Unemployment Measure Continues to Improve October 23, 2015
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics recently released its updated states' "U-6" measure (a broad measure of the unemployed, underemployed, and those who are not looking but who want a job") through the third quarter of 2015.