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- Disability Insurance (DI) and Paid Family Leave (PFL) Insurance Statistics
- Labor Market Information for California
- Payroll Taxes Collected
- Unemployment Insurance (UI) Statistics
- Workforce Services Statistics
| Data Archives | Current Data As of Calendar Year 2022 |
|---|---|
| Contribution Rate | 1.1% |
| Taxable Wage Ceiling | $145,600 |
| Maximum Worker Contribution Per Year | $1,601.60
|
| Minimum Weekly Benefit Amount | $50 |
| Maximum Weekly Benefit Amount | $1,540 |
| Data Archives | Current Data For the Month of September 2021 |
|---|---|
| DI Trust Fund Balance as of May 31, 2021 | $2,963,595,386.65 |
| DI Average Weekly Benefit Amount | $719 |
| DI Average of Average Weekly Benefit Amount (CYTD) | $707 |
| DI Total Initial Claims Filed in Calendar Year (YTD) | 533,185 |
| DI Monthly Average of Initial Claims Filed in Calendar Year | 59,243 |
| DI Initial Claims Filed in September 2021 | 63,707 |
| DI Total Benefits Paid in Calendar Year (YTD) | $5,360,405,253.41 |
| DI Benefits Paid in September 2021 | $623,564,010.46 |
| PFL Average Weekly Benefit Amount | $795 |
| PFL Average of Average Weekly Benefit Amount (CYTD) | $787 |
| PFL Total Initial Claims Filed in Calendar Year (YTD) | 220,232 |
| PFL Monthly Average of Initial Claims Filed in Calendar Year | 24,470 |
| PFL Initial Claims Filed in September 2021 | 27,245 |
| PFL Total Benefits Paid in Calendar Year (YTD) | $1,100,386,933.55 |
| PFL Benefits Paid in September 2021 | $130,646,703.81 |
| Data Element | Current Data For the Month of December 2021 |
|---|---|
| Civilian Labor Force (seasonally adjusted) | 19,074,900 |
| Employment (seasonally adjusted) | 17,836,800 |
| Unemployment (seasonally adjusted) | 1,238,000 |
| Unemployment Rate (seasonally adjusted) | 6.5% |
| Total Nonfarm Industry Employment (seasonally adjusted) | 16,892,300 |
| Average Hourly Wage in 2021 - First Quarter | $32.44 |
| Type of Tax Collected | Current Data For July 1, 2021 through December 31, 2021 |
|---|---|
| Unemployment Insurance (includes the School Employee Fund) |
$1,453,597,243 |
| School Employee Fund | $79,150,022 |
| Disability Insurance | $4,923,926,582 |
| Personal Income | $47,858,037,756 |
| Employment Training | $20,566,531 |
| Contingent Fund | $75,740,031
|
| Data Archives | Current Data For the Month of December 2021 |
|---|---|
| Tax Schedules | Schedule F+ |
| Taxable Wage Ceiling | $7,000 |
| Minimum Weekly Benefit Amount | $40 |
| Maximum Weekly Benefit Amount | $450 |
| Monthly Average Weekly Benefit Amount | $320 |
| Average Weekly Benefit Amount (CYTD) | $312 |
| Initial Claims Filed | 237,737 |
| Total Initial Claims Filed (YTD) | 3,786,968 |
| Weeks Paid | 1,424,094 |
| Total Weeks Paid (YTD) | 28,396,813 |
| Benefits Paid | $436,991,028 |
| Total Benefits Paid (YTD) | $8,223,253,853 |
| UI Trust Fund Balance as of July 31, 2020 | ($7,773,300,654.67) |
| Insured Unemployment Rate (13 week average) | 2.53% |
| Information by County | Contains current and historical information |
| Data Categories | Current Quarterly Data For October through December 2021 |
|---|---|
| Job Seekers who accessed CalJOBSSM | 214,286 |
| New Job Seeker Registrations in CalJOBS | 85,515 |
| Employers who accessed CalJOBS | 8,573 |
| New Employer Registrations in CalJOBS | 3,125 |
| Active Job Openings in CalJOBS | 699,727 |