The Economy, California LaborMarketInfo

California Labor Force Data in Thousands, Seasonally Adjusted
	Dec 09 (Prelim)	Nov 09 (Revised)	Dec 08
Civilian Labor Force	18,232.3	18,338.7	18,557.2
Civilian Employment	15,978.0	16,066.0	16,951.5
Civilian Unemployment	2,254.4	2,272.7	1,605.8
Unemployment Rate	12.4%	12.4%	8.7%

United States Unemployment Rate	10.0%	10.0%	7.4%
Source: California Employment Development Department, Labor Market Information Division and U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Additional Labor Force Data \| Data Release Schedule

California Employment by Selected Industry Data in Thousands, Seasonally Adjusted
				Percent Change From
	Dec 09 (Prelim)	Nov 09 (Revised)	Dec 08	Nov 09	Dec 08
Total Farm	374.5	374.6	394.5	0.0%	-5.1%
Total Nonfarm	14,148.0	14,186.8	14,727.4	-0.3%	-3.9%
Construction	606.5	614.0	722.6	-1.2%	-16.1%
Manufacturing	1,278.2	1,284.1	1,384.8	-0.5%	-7.7%
Trade, Transp., & Utilities	2,639.9	2,655.2	2,767.0	-0.6%	-4.6%
Information	450.5	448.5	468.0	0.4%	-3.7%
Professional & Business Serv.	2,122.4	2,127.1	2,212.3	-0.2%	-4.1%
Educational & Health Serv.	1,764.5	1,757.0	1,741.7	0.4%	1.3%
Leisure & Hospitality	1,501.4	1,506.4	1,545.0	-0.3%	-2.8%
Government	2,470.9	2,473.6	2,515.2	-0.1%	-1.8%
Source: California Employment Development Department, Labor Market Information Division, Current Employment Statistics Program Additional Data by Industry \| Data Release Schedule