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June 20, 2025

Beacon Employment Report | California

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REGIONAL OVERVIEW

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA
CENTRAL VALLEY

Regionally, job gains were led by Southern California. Los Angeles (MD) saw the largest increase, where payrolls grew by 8,200 during the month, a 0.2% increase. San Diego (3,400 or 0.2%), the Inland Empire (1,700 or 0.1%), Orange County (1,600 or 0.1%), Ventura (500 or 0.2%), and El Centro (100 or 0.2%) also saw their payrolls jump during the month. Over the past year, San Diego (1.0%) saw the fastest job growth in the region, followed by Ventura (0.9%), the Inland Empire (0.6%), Los Angeles (MD) (0.5%), El Centro (0.5%), and Orange County (0.3%).

In the Bay Area, San Jose experienced the largest increase, where payrolls grew by 200 during the month. Payrolls also grew in Santa Rosa (100). On the other hand, payrolls declined in San Francisco (MD) (-2,700 or -0.2%), the East Bay (-1,600 or -0.1%), Vallejo (-700 or -0.5%), and San Rafael (MD) (-200 or -0.2%); payrolls were unchanged in Napa. Over the past 12 months, Napa (3.5%) has enjoyed the fastest job growth in the region, followed by Santa Rosa (0.8%), San Rafael (MD) (0.1%), San Jose (-0.3%), Vallejo (-0.6%), San Francisco (MD) (-0.8%) and the East Bay (-0.8%).

In the Central Valley, Fresno (600 or 0.1%) experienced the largest monthly increase in May. Payrolls in Sacramento (500), Visalia (500 or 0.3%), Chico (300 or 0.4%), Modesto (300 or 0.2%), Stockton (300 or 0.1%), and Merced (100 or 0.1%) increased as well. On the other hand, payrolls declined in Bakersfield (-300 or -0.1%), Redding (-200 or -0.3%), and Yuba (-200 or -0.2%); payrolls remained unchanged in Hanford. Over the past year, Yuba (2.7%) has seen the fastest growth, followed by Modesto (2.6%), Merced (2.6%), Chico (2.3%), Redding (2.1%), Fresno (1.9%), Stockton (1.8%), Visalia (1.0%), Sacramento (0.8%), Bakersfield (0.7%), and Hanford (0.5%).

CENTRAL COAST

On California’s Central Coast, Salinas (800 or 0.5%) added the largest number of jobs during the month. San Luis Obispo (300 or 0.3%), Santa Cruz (100 or 0.1%), and Santa Barbarba (100 or 0.1%) also saw their payrolls increase. From May 2024 to May 2025, Salinas (2.2%) added jobs at the fastest rate, followed by Santa Cruz (1.4%), San Luis Obispo (-0.3%), and Santa Barbara (-0.3%).

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