Quick Statistics
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| Data Archives | Current Data For the Month of May 2009 |
|---|---|
| Contribution Rate | 1.10% |
| Taxable Wage Ceiling | $90,669 |
| Maximum Worker Contribution Per Year | $997.35 |
| Minimum Weekly Benefit Amount | $50 |
| Maximum Weekly Benefit Amount | $959 |
| SDI Trust Fund Balance as of May 2009 | $1,244,666,008.59 |
| DI Average Weekly Benefit Amount | $442 |
| DI Initial Claims Filed per calendar year | 58,674 |
| DI Benefits Paid per calendar year | $363,731,449 |
| PFL Average Weekly Benefit Amount | $485 |
| PFL Initial Claims Filed per calendar year | 14,296 |
| PFL Benefits Paid per calendar year | $37,807,179 |
| Data Archives | Current Data For July 1, 2008 through March 31, 2009 |
|---|---|
| Total Active Employers in CalJOBSSM | 24,136 |
| Total Active Job Seekers in CalJOBSSM | 1,503,518 |
| Total Résumés in CalJOBSSM | 637,456 |
| Total Accesses in CalJOBSSM | 9,382,624 |
| Employer Registrations | 6,010 |
| Total Job Openings | 734,874 |
| Job Seeker Registrations | 698,193 |
| Data Element | Current Data For the Month of May 2009 |
|---|---|
| Civilian Labor Force (seasonally adjusted) | 18,524,700 |
| Employment (seasonally adjusted) | 16,386,700 |
| Unemployment (seasonally adjusted) | 2,138,000 |
| Unemployment Rate (seasonally adjusted) | 11.5% |
| Total Nonfarm Industry Employment (seasonally adjusted) | 14,343,400 |
| Average Hourly Wage in 2009 - First Quarter | $23.42 |
| Type of Tax Collected | Current Data For July 1, 2008 through March 31, 2009 |
|---|---|
| Unemployment Insurance (includes the School Employee Fund) |
$1,937,661,510 |
| School Employee Fund | $68,619,977 |
| Disability Insurance | $3,282,304,095 |
| Personal Income | $25,875,996,769 |
| Employment Training | $35,159,773 |
| Contingent Fund | $19,715,091 |
| Data Archives | Current Data For the Month of May 2009 |
|---|---|
| Tax Schedules | Schedule F+ |
| Taxable Wage Ceiling | $7,000 |
| Minimum Weekly Benefit Amount | $40 |
| Maximum Weekly Benefit Amount | $450 |
| Average Weekly Benefit Amount | $317 |
| Initial Claims Filed | 270,259 |
| Weeks Paid | 3,059,632 |
| Benefits Paid | $929,627,986 |
| UI Trust Fund Balance as of May 2009 | $(1,131,012,719.02) |
| Insured Unemployment Rate (13 week average) | 5.50% |