Labor Market Information
LABOR MARKET MONTHLY SNAPSHOT
Labor Force
March 2026
(Source: EDD Labor Market Division.)
Employment
March 2026
(Source: EDD Labor Market Division.)
Unemployment
March 2026
(Source: EDD Labor Market Division.)
%
Unemployment Rate
March 2026
(Source: EDD Labor Market Division.)
Unemployment Rate for March 2026
The unemployment rate in Monterey County was 10.0 percent in March 2026, down from a revised 10.8 percent in February 2026, and below the year-ago estimate of 10.8 percent. This compares with an unadjusted unemployment rate of 5.2 percent in California and 4.3 percent nationwide during the same period.
(Source: EDD Labor Market Division)