Labor Market Information
LABOR MARKET MONTHLY SNAPSHOT
Labor Force
July 2025
(Source: EDD Labor Market Division.)
Employment
July 2025
(Source: EDD Labor Market Division.)
Unemployment
July 2025
(Source: EDD Labor Market Division.)
%
Unemployment Rate
July 2025
(Source: EDD Labor Market Division.)
Unemployment Rate for July 2025
The unemployment rate in Monterey County was 6.3 percent in July 2025, unchanged from a revised 6.3 percent in June 2025, and above the year-ago estimate of 6.0 percent. This compares with an unadjusted unemployment rate of 6.1 percent for California and 4.6 percent for the nation during the same period. (Source: EDD Labor Market Division)