# California Employment (household survey)

California Employment (household survey) was up 0.5% year on year in September 2025, compared with 0.4% in August 2025.
The level stood at 18,490,367 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −15.8% (May 2020) to 11.7% (May 2021), averaging 0.7%.
The next update is expected on 23 November 2026.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `US-CA.EMP.M.SA`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: thousands
- Coverage: 1996-01-01 to 2026-09-01 (368 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-states/california-employment-household-survey

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 18,490,367 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 18,505,965 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 18,542,859 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 18,595,791 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 18,630,066 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 18,674,569 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 18,716,848 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 18,756,231 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 18,779,302 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 18,784,867 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 18,784,718 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 18,759,323 thousands | 0.5 |
| August 2025 | 18,753,021 thousands | 0.4 |
| July 2025 | 18,741,034 thousands | 0.4 |
| June 2025 | 18,727,732 thousands | 0.4 |
| May 2025 | 18,726,458 thousands | 0.5 |
| April 2025 | 18,715,373 thousands | 0.5 |
| March 2025 | 18,712,536 thousands | 0.6 |
| February 2025 | 18,710,189 thousands | 0.6 |
| January 2025 | 18,702,455 thousands | 0.5 |
| December 2024 | 18,701,026 thousands | 0.5 |
| November 2024 | 18,693,239 thousands | 0.5 |
| October 2024 | 18,682,863 thousands | 0.4 |
| September 2024 | 18,671,718 thousands | 0.3 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-CA.EMP.M.SA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-CA.EMP.M.SA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```