Western Information Office

Merced

Title	BLS Subject	Product Type	Date Published
	AllEmploymentUnemploymentConsumer price indexesPay
Western - Labor Force Statistics	Employment, Unemployment	Table	Nov 2023
Occupational Employment and Wages in Merced — May 2021	Employment, Pay	News Release	Jul 2022
Consumer Price Index Data Tables - Pacific Cities and U.S. City Average	Consumer price indexes	Factsheet	Mar 2020

Merced, CA Economy at a Glance:

Merced, CA

Data Series	Back Data	Mar 2023	Apr 2023	May 2023	June 2023	July 2023	Aug 2023
Labor Force Data
Civilian Labor Force(1)		118.2	116.7	117.5	116.9	114.7	(p)116.1
Employment(1)		104.8	105.3	106.6	105.9	104.5	(p)106.1
Unemployment(1)		13.3	11.4	10.8	11.0	10.2	(p)10.0
Unemployment Rate(2)		11.3	9.8	9.2	9.4	8.9	(p)8.6
Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment
Total Nonfarm(3)		71.4	72.4	72.3	73.5	71.1	(p)73.0
12-month % change		1.4	2.3	1.1	1.0	-1.7	(p)1.5
Mining, Logging, and Construction(3)		3.2	3.3	3.3	3.3	3.3	(p)3.4
12-month % change		-8.6	-2.9	-2.9	0.0	0.0	(p)3.0
Manufacturing(3)		10.2	10.2	10.3	10.5	10.8	(p)11.2
12-month % change		14.6	12.1	12.0	8.2	0.0	(p)1.8
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3)		12.9	13.0	13.1	13.1	13.2	(p)13.2
12-month % change		-7.2	-7.1	-7.1	-7.1	-6.4	(p)-7.7
Information(3)		0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	(p)0.2
12-month % change		-33.3	-33.3	-33.3	-33.3	-33.3	(p)-33.3
Financial Activities(3)		1.9	1.9	1.9	1.9	1.9	(p)1.9
12-month % change		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	(p)0.0
Professional and Business Services(3)		3.8	3.9	3.9	3.9	3.9	(p)3.9
12-month % change		0.0	2.6	2.6	2.6	0.0	(p)-2.5
Education and Health Services(3)		11.3	11.4	11.5	11.5	11.6	(p)11.6
12-month % change		3.7	4.6	5.5	3.6	4.5	(p)4.5
Leisure and Hospitality(3)		7.1	7.2	7.3	7.4	7.5	(p)7.5
12-month % change		4.4	4.3	4.3	4.2	5.6	(p)5.6
Other Services(3)		1.7	1.7	1.7	1.8	1.8	(p)1.8
12-month % change		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	5.9	(p)5.9
Government(3)		19.1	19.6	19.1	19.9	16.9	(p)18.3
12-month % change		2.1	4.3	-0.5	1.0	-6.6	(p)6.4
Footnotes (1) Number of persons, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted. (2) In percent, not seasonally adjusted. (3) Number of jobs, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted. See About the data. (p) Preliminary