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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 2021 |
|---|---|
| Contribution Rate | 1.2% |
| Taxable Wage Ceiling | $128,298 |
| Maximum Worker Contribution Per Year | $1,539.58
|
| Minimum Weekly Benefit Amount | $50 |
| Maximum Weekly Benefit Amount | $1,357 |
| Data Archives | Current Data For the Month of June 2021 |
|---|---|
| DI Trust Fund Balance as of May 31, 2021 | $2,963,595,386.65 |
| DI Average Weekly Benefit Amount | $712 |
| DI Average of Average Weekly Benefit Amount (CYTD) | $702 |
| DI Total Initial Claims Filed in Calendar Year (YTD) | 344,910 |
| DI Monthly Average of Initial Claims Filed in Calendar Year | 57,485 |
| DI Initial Claims Filed in June 2021 | 61,519 |
| DI Total Benefits Paid in Calendar Year (YTD) | $3,506,405,919.72 |
| DI Benefits Paid in June 2021 | $608,097,070.18 |
| PFL Average Weekly Benefit Amount | $796 |
| PFL Average of Average Weekly Benefit Amount (CYTD) | $781 |
| PFL Total Initial Claims Filed in Calendar Year (YTD) | 141,052 |
| PFL Monthly Average of Initial Claims Filed in Calendar Year | 23,509 |
| PFL Initial Claims Filed in June 2021 | 25,641 |
| PFL Total Benefits Paid in Calendar Year (YTD) | $705,374,672.62 |
| PFL Benefits Paid in June 2021 | $125,025,249.74 |
| Data Element | Current Data For the Month of August 2021 |
|---|---|
| Civilian Labor Force (seasonally adjusted) | 18,982,800
|
| Employment (seasonally adjusted) | 17,551,100
|
| Unemployment (seasonally adjusted) | 1,431,600
|
| Unemployment Rate (seasonally adjusted) | 7.5% |
| Total Nonfarm Industry Employment (seasonally adjusted) | 16,632,100
|
| Average Hourly Wage in 2021 - First Quarter | $32.44 |
| Type of Tax Collected | Current Data For July 1, 2021 through September 30, 2021 |
|---|---|
| Unemployment Insurance (includes the School Employee Fund) |
$743,290,605 |
| School Employee Fund | $10,541,200 |
| Disability Insurance | $2,550,211,189 |
| Personal Income | $21,340,221,719 |
| Employment Training | $6,683,745 |
| Contingent Fund | $31,413,347
|
| Data Archives | Current Data For the Month of August 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 | $319 |
| Average Weekly Benefit Amount (CYTD) | $314 |
| Initial Claims Filed | 278,694 |
| Total Initial Claims Filed (YTD) | 2,708,868 |
| Weeks Paid | 2,570,271 |
| Total Weeks Paid (YTD) | 21,870,201 |
| Benefits Paid | $759,216,691 |
| Total Benefits Paid (YTD) | $6,286,517 |
| UI Trust Fund Balance as of July 31, 2020 | ($7,773,300,654.67) |
| Insured Unemployment Rate (13 week average) | 3.89% |
| Information by County | Contains current and historical information |
| Data Categories | Current Quarterly Data For July through September 2021 |
|---|---|
| Job Seekers who accessed CalJOBSSM | 539,006 |
| New Job Seeker Registrations in CalJOBS | 235,222 |
| Employers who accessed CalJOBS | 10,281 |
| New Employer Registrations in CalJOBS | 3,994 |
| Active Job Openings in CalJOBS | 648,563 |