Unemployment Rate in California was 5.50% in January of 2022, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, Unemployment Rate in California reached a record high of 16.00 in April of 2020 and a record low of 3.70 in May of 2018. 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 March of 2024.