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**State Disability Insurance (SDI) and Paid Family Leave (PFL) Insurance Statistics**
Data Archives	Current Data For the Month of November 2008
Contribution Rate	.80%
Taxable Wage Ceiling	$86,698
Maximum Worker Contribution Per Year	$693.58
Minimum Weekly Benefit Amount	$50
Maximum Weekly Benefit Amount	$917
SDI Trust Fund Balance as of November 2008	$1,057,639,077.32
SDI Average Weekly Benefit Amount	$426
SDI Initial Claims Filed	53,421
SDI Benefits Paid	$291,559,368
PFL Average Weekly Benefit Amount	$460
PFL Initial Claims Filed	15,978
PFL Benefits Paid	$36,503,455

**Job Services Statistics**
Data Archives	Current Data For July 1, 2008 through September 30, 2008
Total Active Employers in CalJOBS^SM	14,527
Total Active Job Seekers in CalJOBS^SM	638,287
Total Résumés in CalJOBS^SM	180,495
Total Accesses in CalJOBS^SM	2,855,826
Employer Registrations	2,422
Total Job Openings	302,247
Job Seeker Registrations	198,028

**Labor Market Information for California**
Data Archives	Current Data For the Month of November 2008
Civilian Labor Force (seasonally adjusted)	18,579,300
Employment (seasonally adjusted)	17,017,100
Unemployment (seasonally adjusted)	1,562,200
Unemployment Rate (seasonally adjusted)	8.4%
Total Nonfarm Industry Employment (seasonally adjusted)	15,023,600
Average Hourly Wage in 2008 - First Quarter	$22.64

More Labor Market Information

California Regional Bulletin
California Labor Market Review
California Occupational Guides
County Snapshots
Data Release Schedule
Industry Employment by Geography
Labor Force Data by Geography

**Payroll Taxes Collected**
Type of Tax Collected	Current Data For July 1, 2008 through December 31, 2008
Unemployment Insurance (includes the School Employee Fund)	$1,297,790,197
School Employee Fund	$34,905,248
Disability Insurance	$1,851,926,239
Personal Income	$16,931,564,216
Employment Training	$24,308,468
Contingent Fund	$16,239,431

**Unemployment Insurance (UI) Statistics**
Data Archives	Current Data For the Month of November 2008
Tax Schedules	Schedule F+
Taxable Wage Ceiling	$7,000
Minimum Weekly Benefit Amount	$40
Maximum Weekly Benefit Amount	$450
Average Weekly Benefit Amount	$307
Initial Claims Filed	292,913
Weeks Paid	1,788,336
Benefits Paid	$527,323,795
UI Trust Fund Balance as of November 2008	$1,092,522,727.36
Insured Unemployment Rate	3.03%