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Disability Insurance (DI) and Paid Family Leave (PFL) Insurance Statistics
Data Archives Current Data
As of Calendar Year 2010
Contribution Rate 1.10%
Taxable Wage Ceiling $93,316
Maximum Worker Contribution Per Year $1,026
Minimum Weekly Benefit Amount $50
Maximum Weekly Benefit Amount $987
Disability Insurance (DI) and Paid Family Leave (PFL) Insurance Statistics
Data Archives Current Data
As of November 2009
SDI Trust Fund Balance as of November 2009 $1,178,741,815.01
DI Average Weekly Benefit Amount $447
DI Average of Average Weekly Benefit Amount $442
DI Total Initial Claims Filed in Calendar Year (YTD) 664,918
DI Monthly Average of Initial Claims Filed in Calendar Year 60,447
DI Initial Claims Filed in November 2009 52,566
DI Total Benefits Paid in Calendar Year (YTD) $3,964,283,603.34
DI Benefits Paid in November 2009 $326,104,118.14
PFL Average Weekly Benefit Amount $480
PFL Average of Average Weekly Benefit Amount $481
PFL Initial Claims Filed in November 2009 18,345
PFL Total Initial Claims Filed in Calendar Year (YTD) 172,333
PFL Total Benefits Paid in Calendar Year (YTD) $420,427,750.31
PFL Benefits Paid in November 2009 $37,356,762.63

Job Services Statistics
Data Archives Current Data
For July 1, 2009 through September 30, 2009
Total Active Employers in CalJOBSSM 10,908
Total Active Job Seekers in CalJOBSSM 798,497
Total Résumés in CalJOBSSM 222,740
Total Accesses in CalJOBSSM 3,866,710
Employer Registrations 1,630
Total Job Openings 153,272
Job Seeker Registrations 215,202

Labor Market Information for California
Data Element Current Data
For the Month of December 2009
Civilian Labor Force (seasonally adjusted) 18,232,300
Employment (seasonally adjusted) 15,978,000
Unemployment (seasonally adjusted) 2,254,400
Unemployment Rate (seasonally adjusted) 12.4%
Total Nonfarm Industry Employment (seasonally adjusted) 14,148,000
Average Hourly Wage in 2009 - First Quarter $23.42

Payroll Taxes Collected
Type of Tax Collected Current Data
For July 1, 2009 through December 31, 2009
Unemployment Insurance
(includes the School Employee Fund)
$1,170,597,778
School Employee Fund $64,591,540
Disability Insurance $2,403,113,260
Personal Income $16,463,185,857
Employment Training $19,675,684
Contingent Fund $27,697,688

Unemployment Insurance (UI) Statistics
Data Archives Current Data
For the Month of December 2009
Tax Schedules Schedule F+
Taxable Wage Ceiling $7,000
Minimum Weekly Benefit Amount $40
Maximum Weekly Benefit Amount $450
Average Weekly Benefit Amount $308
Initial Claims Filed 331,315
Weeks Paid 3,092,739
Benefits Paid $902,731,674
UI Trust Fund Balance as of November 2009 $(5,473,605,706.95)
Insured Unemployment Rate (13 week average) 4.84%
Information by County Contains various data for the past 13 months