May 16, 2025
Beacon Employment Report | California
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INDUSTRY OVERVIEW
- Health Care led growth over the last 12 months, with payrolls expanding by 148,400 or 5.2%. Other sectors posting strong gains over the last year were Government (58,900 or 2.2%), Education (9,400 or 2.2%), and Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities (9,100 or 1.1%).
- Manufacturing led declines over the past year, with payrolls falling by 34,200, a -2.7% decrease. Other sectors with notable declines over the last 12 months include Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services (-22,700 or -1.6%), Leisure and Hospitality (-17,700 or -0.9%), Administrative Support (17,000 or -1.5%), Information (-14,200 or -2.6%), Construction (-13,300 or -1.5%), Finance and Insurance (-11,400 or -2.3%), Wholesale Trade (-10,600 or -1.6%), and Real Estate (-8,100 or -2.6%).
- On a monthly basis, at the industry level, growth was mixed in April, with some sectors adding positions while others posted layoffs. Health Care led the gains with payrolls expanding by 8,100, an increase of 0.3% on a month-over-month basis. Health Care has been one of the primary sources of new jobs in the state since the start of the pandemic. Payrolls in the sector are up 20.1% since February 2020.
- Other sectors posting strong gains during in April were Construction (6,300 or 0.7%), Government (4,500 or 0.2%), Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities (2,600 or 0.3%), Leisure and Hospitality (2,600 or 0.1%), Education (1,300 or 0.3%), and Information (1,100 or 0.2%).
- Payrolls decreased a handful of sectors in April. Wholesale Trade saw the largest contraction this month, with payrolls falling by -3,000, a decline of -0.5% on a month-over-month basis. Other sectors posting significant declines during the month were Retail Trade (-1,700 or -0.1%), Administrative Support (-1,600 or -0.1%), and Management (-1,500 or -0.5%).
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