J05Monthly · index, 2019 = 100 (SA)
Government jobs by level vs. private jobs excluding health/social (2019 = 100)
Government by level, set beside private jobs excluding health care and social assistance. Not a tax attribution.
Not fucked
Inside its 2017–19 range · flat latelyJudged on “Private excl. health care & social assistance”. Fewer private jobs outside health care is bad. Latest 12,281 vs 2017–19 range 11,844–12,514.
How verdicts work →Federal government
228.3thousands of jobs · Sep 2026 · preliminaryLocal government (incl. public sch
1,878thousands of jobs · Sep 2026 · preliminaryPrivate excl. health care & social
12,281thousands of jobs · Sep 2026 · preliminaryDashed / hollow = preliminary or estimate
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What this is
Each line / its 2019 average x 100.
- Unit
- index, 2019 = 100 (SA)
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Geography
- California
- Coverage
- From 1 Jan 2016 · latest observation 1 Sep 2026
- Release
- Monthly, ~3rd Friday (state release); annual benchmark revision each March
- Typical lag
- ~7 weeks
- Source
- BLS CES State and Area (api.bls.gov v1) · www.bls.gov ↗
- Vintage
- BLS API pull; latest month Sep 2026
- Pipeline
- automated (BLS API v1, no key; 4 requests per run)
Every observation in this file
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