California Jobs That Have A Good Outlook In 2021

CALIFORNIA — Today's job market is not the same as it was a year ago, but there are some things to consider if you're embarking on a new job, considering making a new career move, or curious about your future path amid the pandemic.

In November, California employers added 57,100 jobs, according to the State of California Employment Development Department's unemployment data.

The highest area of growth for jobs was in the leisure and hospitality industry sector, which includes a broad category of fields within the service industry such as lodging, food services, event planning, theme parks, transportation and other tourism oriented products and services, EDD officials told Patch.

"In November the leisure and hospitality sector as a whole posted the largest job sector gain for the third consecutive month with an increase of 27,800 jobs, thanks in part to the resilience shown throughout the fall season by the Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation subsector," the agency reports.

According to recent data from the agency, at 8.2 percent in November, California’s unemployment rate is at the lowest level it has been since 5.5 percent in March 2020. November also marks the sixth straight month the unemployment rate fell below the all-time unemployment rate high of 16.4 percent set in April and May of this year.

Trade, Transportation & Utilities posted an increase of 19,700 jobs, according to state data. This was boosted by sizeable gains in the Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities subsector.

And for the third straight month in 2020, Government posted the largest industry job loss with a decline of 10,200 in November due to sizeable losses in Federal Government employment.

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