Labor Market Information

LABOR MARKET MONTHLY SNAPSHOT

Labor Force

May 2025
(Source: EDD Labor Market Division.)

Employment

May 2025
(Source: EDD Labor Market Division.)

Unemployment

May 2025
(Source: EDD Labor Market Division.)

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Unemployment Rate

May 2025
(Source: EDD Labor Market Division.)

Unemployment Rate for May 2025

The unemployment rate in Monterey County was 6.2% in May 2025, down from a revised 7.8% in April 2025, and above the year-ago estimate of 6%. This compares with an unadjusted unemployment rate of 4.9% for California and 4% for the United States during the same period. (Source: EDD Labor Market Division)