San Francisco (Kron) – California unemployment increased slightly in July and is now the highest state in the country. California added 15,000 non -farm jobs in July, according to the Ministry of Employment Development, prompting the unemployment rate to an increase of 0.1 % to 5.5 %, which is higher than any other state and higher than the national average of 4.2 %.
EDD said the job gains in July follow a job loss that was deported from 9500 in June.
The gains of 15,000 jobs in California amounted to 20.5 % of the total number of jobs of 73,000 jobs obtained at the national level last month, and stronger than the state share by 11.3 % of jobs at the national level. California also witnessed an increase in the unemployment rate by 0.1 percent in July, reflecting the national increase of 0.1 %.
On an annual basis, California got 83,800 jobs, primarily driven by private education, health services, and government. Six of the 11 California industry sectors witnessed gains in July.
It was the largest loss in the job sector in two months in professional and commercial services with specialized design, computer design, scientific research and development that suffer from fixed losses throughout the year every month in 2025.
The Heavy Technological Information Sector lost 1,000 jobs in June to July and witnessed a loss of 12400 meters on an annual basis compared to July 2024. State figures indicate 1,088,600 unemployed California residents in July, an increase of 18200 June, and a height of 31800 compared to last year.
The technology industry in California, which is largely focused in the Gulf region, has witnessed thousands of workers’ demobilization over the past few years, first of the “right size”, and recently, as companies expand artificial intelligence.
According to one recent report, the spread of artificial intelligence has led to more than 10,000 jobs reduction in 2025 so far.