Labor Market Information
LABOR MARKET MONTHLY SNAPSHOT
Labor Force
September 2025
(Source: EDD Labor Market Division.)
Employment
September 2025
(Source: EDD Labor Market Division.)
Unemployment
September 2025
(Source: EDD Labor Market Division.)
%
Unemployment Rate
September 2025
(Source: EDD Labor Market Division.)
Unemployment Rate for September 2025
The unemployment rate in Monterey County was 5.4 percent in September 2025, down from a revised 5.7 percent in August 2025, and above the year-ago estimate of 4.9 percent. This compares with an adjusted unemployment rate of 5.6 percent for California and 4.3 percent for the nation during the same period. (Source: EDD Labor Market Division)