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State Disability Insurance (SDI) and Paid Family Leave (PFL) Insurance Statistics
Data Archives Current Data
For the Month of July 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 July 2008 $1,394,897,372.61
SDI Average Weekly Benefit Amount $422
SDI Initial Claims Filed 67,010
SDI Benefits Paid $358,773,323
PFL Average Weekly Benefit Amount $469
PFL Initial Claims Filed 17,649
PFL Benefits Paid $40,891,625

Job Services Statistics
Data Archives Current Data
For July 1, 2007 through June 30, 2008
Total Active Employers in CalJOBSSM 40,017
Total Active Job Seekers in CalJOBSSM 1,450,433
Total Résumés in CalJOBSSM 607,568
Total Accesses in CalJOBSSM 9,452,928
Employer Registrations 12,628
Total Job Openings 1,469,890
Job Seeker Registrations 738,690

Labor Market Information for California
Data Archives Current Data
For the Month of July 2008
Civilian Labor Force (seasonally adjusted) 18,408,400
Employment (seasonally adjusted) 17,056,400
Unemployment (seasonally adjusted) 1,352,000
Unemployment Rate (seasonally adjusted) 7.3%
Total Nonfarm Industry Employment (seasonally adjusted) 15,116,800
Average Hourly Wage in 2008 - First Quarter $22.64

More Labor Market Information

Payroll Taxes Collected
Type of Tax Collected Current Data
For July 1, 2007 through June 30, 2008
Unemployment Insurance
(includes the School Employee Fund)		 $4,702,939,949
School Employee Fund $25,900,209
Disability Insurance $3,587,295,501
Personal Income $35,102,917,605
Employment Training $89,404,960
Contingent Fund $116,116,860

Unemployment Insurance (UI) Statistics
Data Archives Current Data
For the Month of July 2008
Tax Schedules Schedule F+
Taxable Wage Ceiling $7,000
Minimum Weekly Benefit Amount $40
Maximum Weekly Benefit Amount $450
Average Weekly Benefit Amount $308
Initial Claims Filed 266,931
Weeks Paid 1,906,757
Benefits Paid $567,412,473
UI Trust Fund Balance as of July 2008 $2,125,779,626.23
Insured Unemployment Rate 3.14%