Unemployment Rate in California was 5.50% in November of 2025, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, Unemployment Rate in California reached a record high of 16.10 in April of 2020 and a record low of 3.80 in August of 2022. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for Unemployment Rate in California - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on February of 2026.