June 20, 2025
Beacon Employment Report | California
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INDUSTRY OVERVIEW
- Health Care led growth over the last year, with payrolls expanding by 157,400 or 5.5%. Other sectors posting strong gains over the year were Government (52,900 or 2.0%), Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities (8,000 or 1.0%), and Education (7,700 or 1.8%).
- Manufacturing led declines over the last year, with payrolls falling by 32,200, a -2.6% decrease. Other sectors with notable declines over the year were Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services (-27,300 or -1.9%), Administrative Support (13,900 or -1.3%), Construction (-13,800 or -1.5%), Finance and Insurance (-12,000 or -2.4%), Information (-10,800 or -2.0%), Leisure and Hospitality (-8,600 or -0.4%), Wholesale Trade (-7,400 or -1.1%), and Real Estate (-7,200 or -2.4%).
- At the industry level growth was mixed in May, with some sectors adding positions while others saw layoffs. Health Care led the gains during the month, expanding payrolls by 14,100, an increase of 0.5% 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, with payrolls in the sector up 21% since February 2020.
- Other sectors posting strong gains during the month include Leisure and Hospitality (9,000 or 0.4%), Information (2,600 or 0.5%), Wholesale Trade (1,800 or 0.3%), Government (1,500 or 0.1%), Other Services (1,400 or 0.2%), and Management (1,000 or 0.3%).
- Payrolls also decreased a handful of sectors in May. Education saw the largest declines during the month, with payrolls falling by -3,700, a contraction of -0.9% on a month-over-month basis. Other sectors posting significant declines include Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services (-3,500 or -0.3%), Administrative Support (-2,300 or -0.2%), Construction (-1,900 or -0.2%), Retail Trade (-1,300 or -0.1%), and Manufacturing (-1,100 or -0.1%).
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