Quick Statistics Data: Definitions
Below are definitions to commonly used terms in the Disability Insurance (DI) and Paid Family Leave (PFL) programs.
Average Weekly Benefit Amount: The usual amount of money someone gets each week from DI or PFL.
Benefits Paid: The total amount of benefits paid to all people who get DI or PFL during a specific month.
Contribution Rate: The percentage of a worker’s paycheck taken out to pay for DI and PFL coverage.
Disability Fund Balance: The amount of money left in the DI Fund after paying all benefits for the month.
Initial Claims Filed: The number of DI or PFL applications that were filed during a specific month.
Maximum Weekly Benefit Amount: The most money someone can get each week from DI or PFL.
Maximum Worker Contribution: The maximum amount taken from an employee’s wages each year to pay for DI and PFL.
Minimum Weekly Benefit Amount: The least amount of money someone can get each week for DI or PFL.
Taxable Wage Ceiling: The highest amount of yearly earnings that can be taxed for DI and PFL.
Below are definitions to commonly used terms in the Labor Market Information Division.
Average Hourly Wage: The average amount of money people make per hour, including tips and commissions, but not overtime.
Civilian Labor Force: All people aged 16 or older, who either have a job or are looking for one, not including military members.
Employment: The number of people with jobs in a certain area.
Industry Employment: The number of jobs in a specific industry within a certain area.
Seasonally Adjusted: Seasonal changes that have been removed or not counted.
Unemployment: All people, aged 16 or older, who aren’t working but have been looking for a job in the last four weeks and are available to work.
Unemployment Rate: The percentage of unemployed people compared to the total number of people working or looking for work.
Below are definitions to commonly used terms in the Payroll Tax program.
Tax Collections: The total tax money collected during the current state budget year.
Unemployment Insurance: Payments sent to qualified people who lose their jobs through no fault of their own. Employers pay this tax.
School Employee Fund: Money collected from public schools to help pay unemployment benefits for former school employees.
State Disability Insurance: Payments sent to qualified workers who can’t work because of a non-job-related disability or family care. This money is taken from the workers’ paychecks.
California Personal Income Tax: Taxes taken from people’s paychecks to fund public services like schools and parks.
Employment Training Tax: A small tax employers pay to fund worker training programs.
Contingent Fund: Money from fines and interest used for various state programs.
Below are definitions to commonly used terms in the Unemployment Insurance (UI) program.
Unemployment Tax Rate Schedule: Yearly tax rates employers pay for unemployment insurance, based on how much money is in the UI Fund.
Tax Wage Ceiling: The most money from an employee’s yearly wages that can be taxed for unemployment insurance.
Minimum Weekly Benefit Amount: The lowest amount of money someone can get each week if they’re collecting unemployment.
Maximum Weekly Benefit Amount: The highest amount of money someone can get each week if they’re collecting unemployment.
Average Weekly Benefit Amount: The average amount paid to people who are collecting unemployment.
Initial Claims: The total number of new and additional unemployment claims filed in a month.
Weeks Paid: The total number of weeks unemployment benefits were paid in a month.
Benefits Paid: The total amount of unemployment benefits paid in a month.
Trust Fund Balance: The amount of money in the State’s UI Trust Fund. This money is used to pay unemployment benefits.
Insured Unemployment Rate: The average number of weeks people are unemployed compared to the number of workers. This is a 13-week moving average.
Below are definitions to commonly used terms in the Workforce Services program.
Employers Who Accessed CalJOBSSM: Companies that used CalJOBS to post jobs, update profiles, or find workers.
Job Seekers Who Accessed CalJOBS: People who used CalJOBS to find jobs or get help from staff.
New Employer Registrations in CalJOBS: The number of businesses that signed up for CalJOBS during a specific time.
Active Job Openings in CalJOBS: The number of jobs listed on CalJOBS during a specific time.
New Job Seeker Registrations in CalJOBS: The number of new job seekers who signed up for CalJOBS during a specific time. This is a group within Job Seekers Who Accessed CalJOBS.