July 18, 2025
Beacon Employment Report | California
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INDUSTRY OVERVIEW
- Health Care led growth over the last year, with payrolls expanding by 154,400 or 5.4%. Other sectors posting strong annual gains were Government (53,100 or 2.0%), Education (9,000 or 2.1%), and Retail Trade (5,700 or 0.4%).
- Manufacturing led declines over the last year, with payrolls falling by 37,900, a -3.0% decrease. Other sectors with notable annual decreases were Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services (-26,100 or -1.9%), Administrative Support (18,800 or -1.7%), Information (-12,500 or -2.3%), Finance and Insurance (-11,000 or -2.2%), Construction (-9,700 or -1.1%), Wholesale Trade (-9,400 or -1.4%), Real Estate (-6,000 or -2.0%), and Management (-1,200 or -0.4%).
- In the latest monthly numbers, 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, with payrolls in the sector up 21.3% since February 2020.
- Other sectors posting strong gains during June include Leisure and Hospitality (4,300 or 0.2%), Construction (3,800 or 0.4%), Government (3,100 or 0.1%), Education (1,800 or 0.4%), and Retail Trade (1,300 or 0.1%).
- Payrolls decreased a handful of sectors in June. Manufacturing saw the largest declines during the month, with payrolls falling by -6,400, a decrease of -0.5% on a month-over-month basis. Other sectors posting significant monthly declines were Administrative Support (-6,100 or -0.6%), Information (-6,100 or -1.1%), Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities (-3,300 or -0.4%), Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services (-3,200 or -0.2%), Wholesale Trade (-2,600 or -0.4%), and Management (-600 or -0.2%).
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