LABOR MARKET MONTHLY SNAPSHOT

Unemployment Rate for December 2025

The unemployment rate in Monterey County was 9.1 percent in December 2025, up from a revised 6.7 percent in November 2025, and above the year-ago estimate of 8.5 percent. This compares with an unadjusted unemployment rate of 5.1 percent for California and 4.1 percent for the nation during the same period. (Source: EDD Labor Market Division)