Labor Market Information
LABOR MARKET MONTHLY SNAPSHOT
Labor Force
January 2026
(Source: EDD Labor Market Division.)
Employment
January 2026
(Source: EDD Labor Market Division.)
Unemployment
January 2026
(Source: EDD Labor Market Division.)
%
Unemployment Rate
January 2026
(Source: EDD Labor Market Division.)
Unemployment Rate for January 2026
The unemployment rate in Monterey County was 10.6 percent in January 2026. This is higher than December 2025, when the rate was 9.1 percent, and slightly higher than January 2025, when it was 10.1 percent.
For comparison, the unemployment rate during the same time was 5.5 percent in California and 4.7 percent across the United States.
(Source: EDD Labor Market Division)