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State Disability Insurance (SDI) and Paid Family Leave (PFL) Insurance Statistics
Data Archives Current Data
For the Month of September 2008
Contribution Rate .80%
Taxable Wage Ceiling $86,698
Maximum Worker Contribution Per Year $693.58
Minimum Weekly Benefit Amount $50
Maximum Weekly Benefit Amount $917
SDI Trust Fund Balance as of September 2008 $1,231,493,098.30
SDI Average Weekly Benefit Amount $423
SDI Initial Claims Filed 64,892
SDI Benefits Paid $343,102,453
PFL Average Weekly Benefit Amount $471
PFL Initial Claims Filed 16,672
PFL Benefits Paid $37,736,556

Job Services Statistics
Data Archives Current Data
For July 1, 2008 through September 30, 2008
Total Active Employers in CalJOBSSM 14,527
Total Active Job Seekers in CalJOBSSM 638,287
Total Résumés in CalJOBSSM 180,495
Total Accesses in CalJOBSSM 2,855,826
Employer Registrations 2,422
Total Job Openings 302,247
Job Seeker Registrations 198,028

Labor Market Information for California
Data Archives Current Data
For the Month of September 2008
Civilian Labor Force (seasonally adjusted) 18,492,200
Employment (seasonally adjusted) 17,067,100
Unemployment (seasonally adjusted) 1,425,000
Unemployment Rate (seasonally adjusted) 7.7%
Total Nonfarm Industry Employment (seasonally adjusted) 15,092,400
Average Hourly Wage in 2008 - First Quarter $22.64

More Labor Market Information

Payroll Taxes Collected
Type of Tax Collected Current Data
For July 1, 2008 through September 30, 2008
Unemployment Insurance
(includes the School Employee Fund)		 $748,245,583
School Employee Fund $6,364,035
Disability Insurance $984,864,925
Personal Income $8,159,840,023
Employment Training $15,120,799
Contingent Fund $2,256,986

Unemployment Insurance (UI) Statistics
Data Archives Current Data
For the Month of September 2008
Tax Schedules Schedule F+
Taxable Wage Ceiling $7,000
Minimum Weekly Benefit Amount $40
Maximum Weekly Benefit Amount $450
Average Weekly Benefit Amount $306
Initial Claims Filed 224,953
Weeks Paid 1,889,012
Benefits Paid $555,091,800
UI Trust Fund Balance as of September 2008 $1,645,962,938.76
Insured Unemployment Rate 3.19%