Labor Market Information
LABOR MARKET MONTHLY SNAPSHOT
Labor Force
August 2025
(Source: EDD Labor Market Division.)
Employment
August 2025
(Source: EDD Labor Market Division.)
Unemployment
August 2025
(Source: EDD Labor Market Division.)
%
Unemployment Rate
August 2025
(Source: EDD Labor Market Division.)
Unemployment Rate for August 2025
The unemployment rate in Monterey County was 5.7 percent in August 2025, down from a revised 6.3 percent in July 2025, and above the year-ago estimate of 5.6 percent. This compares with an unadjusted unemployment rate of 5.8 percent for California and 4.5 percent for the nation during the same period. (Source: EDD Labor Market Division)