Labor Market Information
LABOR MARKET MONTHLY SNAPSHOT
Labor Force
July 2026
(Source: EDD Labor Market Division.)
Employment
July 2026
(Source: EDD Labor Market Division.)
Unemployment
July 2026
(Source: EDD Labor Market Division.)
%
Unemployment Rate
July 2026
(Source: EDD Labor Market Division.)
Unemployment Rate for July 2026
The unemployment rate in Monterey County was 5.7 percent in July 2026, unchanged from a revised 5.7 percent in June 2026, and below the year-ago estimate of 6.1 percent. This compares with unadjusted unemployment rates of 5.3 percent in California and 4.4 percent nationally during the same period.
(Source: EDD Labor Market Division)