Sources & References
Metro Job Market Pulse · Redding, CA MSA · October 2026
Every advertised-pay, job-posting and industry figure in this briefing comes from WageScape's own database of active job postings. The sources below back the external facts cited in the written analysis.
Sources cited in this report
Key Indicators
National unemployment rate held at 4.1% in August 2026
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — National employment situation report
California statewide unemployment rate at 5.1% in August 2026, highest of any state
California Employment Development Department / UCLA Anderson Forecast — State labor market and economic forecast commentary
Local Economic Conditions
Redding MSA unemployment rate at 5.3% in August 2026 with 81,600 labor force
California Employment Development Department — Monthly metro labor force and unemployment data
Looking Ahead
National WARN notices tracked at 3,562 filings affecting 313,234 workers as of Sept 26, 2026
LayoffAlert.org — WARN Act notice tracking aggregator
California minimum wage rises to $17.40/hour effective January 1, 2027
California Department of Industrial Relations — State minimum wage schedule announcement
California allocated $3 million for workers/small businesses impacted by Valero Benicia Refinery closure
State of California — State economic transition funding announcement
How the numbers are calculated
- Advertised pay is the median of the pay ranges employers publish in active job postings in this metro. It is not survey or payroll data.
- Percent changes compare the latest six full months with the six months before that, for the same metro and sector.
- Sectors group postings by the employer's industry (NAICS) classification into ten sectors. Where a metro has too few postings in a sector, the state figure is used instead.
- Role pay trends use the same comparison windows. "Stable" means a change of less than 3%; "moderate" 3–10%; "significant" more than 10%.
Official data for comparison