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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 2020 |
|---|---|
| Contribution Rate | 1.0% |
| Taxable Wage Ceiling | $122,909 |
| Maximum Worker Contribution Per Year | $1,229.09 |
| Minimum Weekly Benefit Amount | $50 |
| Maximum Weekly Benefit Amount | $1,300 |
| Data Archives | Current Data For the Month of March 2020 |
|---|---|
| DI Trust Fund Balance as of March 2020 | $3,413,284,759.33 |
| DI Average Weekly Benefit Amount | $631 |
| DI Average of Average Weekly Benefit Amount (CYTD) | $625 |
| DI Total Initial Claims Filed in Calendar Year (YTD) | 679,168 |
| DI Monthly Average of Initial Claims Filed in Calendar Year | 61,743 |
| DI Initial Claims Filed in November 2019 | 58,337 |
| DI Total Benefits Paid in Calendar Year (YTD) | $6,068,163,606.73 |
| DI Benefits Paid in November 2019 | $510,971,146.12 |
| PFL Average Weekly Benefit Amount | $703 |
| PFL Average of Average Weekly Benefit Amount (CYTD) | $695 |
| PFL Total Initial Claims Filed in Calendar Year (YTD) | 271,620 |
| PFL Monthly Average of Initial Claims Filed in Calendar Year | 24,693 |
| PFL Initial Claims Filed in November 2019 | 24,673 |
| PFL Total Benefits Paid in Calendar Year (YTD) | $960,388,288.19 |
| PFL Benefits Paid in November 2019 | $80,348,566.52 |
| Data Element | Current Data For the Month of May 2020 |
|---|---|
| Civilian Labor Force (seasonally adjusted) | 18,497,000 |
| Employment (seasonally adjusted) | 15,478,700 |
| Unemployment (seasonally adjusted) | 3,018,200 |
| Unemployment Rate (seasonally adjusted) | 16.3% |
| Total Nonfarm Industry Employment (seasonally adjusted) | 15,120,600 |
| Average Hourly Wage in 2020 - First Quarter | $30.22 |
| Type of Tax Collected | Current Data For July 1, 2019 through June 30, 2020 |
|---|---|
| Unemployment Insurance (includes the School Employee Fund) |
$5,499,810,306 |
| School Employee Fund | $34,366,805 |
| Disability Insurance | $7,916,382,151 |
| Personal Income | $71,538,758,099 |
| Employment Training | $105,427,890 |
| Contingent Fund | $148,462,684 |
| Data Archives | Current Data For the Month of May 2020 |
|---|---|
| Tax Schedules | Schedule F+ |
| Taxable Wage Ceiling | $7,000 |
| Minimum Weekly Benefit Amount | $40 |
| Maximum Weekly Benefit Amount | $450 |
| Monthly Average Weekly Benefit Amount | $306 |
| Average Weekly Benefit Amount (CYTD) | $314 |
| Initial Claims Filed | 1,001,409 |
| Total Initial Claims Filed (YTD) | 5,393,516 |
| Weeks Paid | 13,118,895 |
| Total Weeks Paid (YTD) | 26,655,852 |
| Benefits Paid | $3,940,619,018 |
| Total Benefits Paid (YTD) | $8,269,795,245 |
| UI Trust Fund Balance as of March 31, 2020 | $2,656,482,760.02
|
| Insured Unemployment Rate (13 week average) | 10.87% |
| Information by County | Contains current and historical information |
| Data Categories | Current Quarterly Data For January 2020 through March 2020 |
|---|---|
| Job Seekers who accessed CalJOBSSM | 499,603 |
| New Job Seeker Registrations in CalJOBS | 253,690 |
| Employers who accessed CalJOBS | 10,126 |
| New Employer Registrations in CalJOBS | 3,900 |
| Active Job Openings in CalJOBS | 133,742 |