California unemployment statistics

This table shows California unemployment statistics from 1976 through 2009. The data source is the "Labor Force & Unemployment Data" page from the official State of California

California

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 website. The unemployment rates are annual averages without seasonal adjustment

Seasonal adjustment

Seasonal adjustment is a statistical method for removing the seasonal component of a time series that is used when analyzing non-seasonal trends. It is normal to report un-adjusted data for current unemployment rates, as these reflect the actual current situation...

. The 1976-1989 rates are based on the March, 2004 benchmark and were last updated April 26, 2005. The 1990-2006 rates are based on the March 2006 benchmark and they were last updated on May 18, 2007.

California unemployment rates 1976-2009

Year	Unemployment Rate	Year	Unemployment Rate	Year	Unemployment Rate	Year	Unemployment Rate
1976	9.2%	1987	5.8%	1997	6.4%	2008	7.2%
1977	8.3%	1988	5.3%	1998	6.0%	2009	12.1%
1978	7.2%	1989	5.1%	1999	5.3%
1979	6.3%	1990	5.8%	2000	4.9%
1980	6.9%	1991	7.8%	2001	5.4%
1981	7.4%	1992	9.4%	2002	6.7%
1982	10.0%	1993	9.5%	2003	6.8%
1983	9.8%	1994	8.6%	2004	6.2%
1984	7.8%	1995	7.9%	2005	5.4%
1985	7.2%	1996	7.3%	2006	4.9%
1986	6.8%			2007	5.4%

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