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Employment rate in California

2000 – 2024 · 25 data points section.rank · Regions of United States section.updated Oct 21, 2026
economy · California United States

section.source: OECD Regional Database, 2000 – 2024

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Latest value · 2024 68.3% −0.1 pp section.change_since
Regions of United States · 2024 section.rank Place 1 is the highest value.
section.change_since +3.0 pp
vs United States −2.0 pp United States: 70.3% · 2024
Employment rate, 2000 – 2024 percent · California · United States
+3.0 pp section.change_since
California United States

section.source: OECD Regional Database, 2000 – 2024

section.compare Employment rate · percent
California
68.3%
United States
70.3%

section.source: OECD Regional Database

The series at a glance California · 2000 – 2024
Latest value 68.3% · 2024
First value 71.8% · 2000
Highest 71.8% · 2000
Lowest 63.2% · 2011
Data points 25

By year

section.all_years · 2000 – 2024

YearCaliforniaChange United States
2024 68.3% −0.1 pp 70.3%
2023 68.4% +0.2 pp 70.9%
2022 68.2% +3.6 pp 70.0%
2021 64.6% +1.3 pp 67.7%
2020 63.3% −4.4 pp 67.1%
2019 67.7% +0.2 pp 70.1%
2018 67.5% +0.9 pp 69.4%
2017 66.6% +0.5 pp 68.8%
2016 66.1% +1.0 pp 68.1%
2015 65.1% −0.2 pp 67.4%
2014 65.3% +1.8 pp 68.1%
2013 63.5% ±0.0 pp 67.4%
2012 63.5% +0.3 pp 67.1%
2011 63.2% −0.3 pp 66.6%
2010 63.5% −1.2 pp 66.7%
2009 64.7% −3.9 pp 67.6%
2008 68.6% −1.5 pp 70.9%
2007 70.1% +0.1 pp 71.8%
2006 70.0% +0.2 pp 72.0%
2005 69.8% +0.8 pp 71.5%
2004 69.0% +0.4 pp 71.2%
2003 68.6% −0.9 pp 71.2%
2002 69.5% −1.6 pp 71.9%
2001 71.1% −0.7 pp 73.1%
2000 71.8% 74.2%

section.source: OECD Regional Database, 2000 – 2024

Ranking · Regions of United States

2022 · Place 1 is the highest value.

Year: 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
Highest first Lowest first A–Z
#TerritoryEmployment rate
42 Alabama 66.2%
44 Alaska 66.2%
26 Arizona 71.3%
45 Arkansas 65.3%
34 California 68.2%
6 Colorado 75.6%
12 Connecticut 73.8%
31 Delaware 69.3%
13 District of Columbia 73.6%
29 Florida 70.7%
38 Georgia 67.8%
43 Hawaii 66.2%
15 Idaho 73.2%
18 Illinois 72.3%
22 Indiana 71.9%
5 Iowa 77.4%
7 Kansas 75.4%
48 Kentucky 64.4%
47 Louisiana 64.4%
32 Maine 68.7%
17 Maryland 72.9%
16 Massachusetts 73.1%
36 Michigan 68.0%
4 Minnesota 77.6%
51 Mississippi 62.0%
25 Missouri 71.8%
11 Montana 74.3%
2 Nebraska 79.0%
41 Nevada 67.0%
8 New Hampshire 75.4%
27 New Jersey 71.3%
49 New Mexico 63.6%
37 New York 67.8%
35 North Carolina 68.2%
3 North Dakota 78.0%
30 Ohio 70.2%
40 Oklahoma 67.2%
19 Oregon 72.3%
28 Pennsylvania 70.9%
20 Rhode Island 72.1%
46 South Carolina 64.7%
1 South Dakota 79.3%
39 Tennessee 67.6%
33 Texas 68.7%
10 Utah 74.6%
14 Vermont 73.2%
24 Virginia 71.8%
21 Washington 71.9%
50 West Virginia 63.4%
9 Wisconsin 75.0%
23 Wyoming 71.8%

section.source: OECD Regional Database, 2022

section.what

The share of working-age people who have a job.

section.how

Employed people of working age (usually 20–64 or 15–64) divided by the population of the same age.