The latest employment data from the California Labor Market Information Division (LMID) shows that the region added 6,400 nonfarm jobs between July and August 2025—a 0.4% increase in employment. This growth is slightly lower than the average August gain of 0.5% seen over the past four years. Over the month, nine sectors added jobs, five sectors lost jobs, and five sectors saw no change in job counts.

Figure 1 displays the sectors that gained and lost the most jobs from July to August 2025. Government (+4,200 jobs), Health Care and Social Assistance (+1,800 jobs), Administrative and Support and Waste and Remediation Services (+900 jobs), and Accommodation and Food Services (+600 jobs) saw the largest gains in industries across the region in August 2025. Construction (-1,200 jobs), Wholesale Trade (-400 jobs), Retail Trade (-300 jobs), and Other Services (-200 jobs) experienced the largest job losses across all industries.

Figure 1: Largest Monthly Job Gains and Losses by Sector, Inland Empire-Desert Region, August 2025