California state prices & labor vs the US
Where California sits against the national average on the prices households and builders feel first. All states: /states.
Regular gasoline
$6.40
AAA · 2026-10-02 · +45.6% vs US
Residential electricity
33.61¢/kWh
EIA · Jul 2026 · +2.9% YoY · +83.6% vs US
Industrial electricity
25.11¢/kWh
EIA · Jul 2026 · −0.6% YoY · +157.0% vs US
Labor
Construction avg weekly wage
$1,801
BLS QCEW · Jan 2026 · +5.1% YoY · +10.2% vs US
Unemployment rate
5.1%
BLS LAUS · Aug 2026 · -0.4pp over 1y · US 4.2%
Each figure carries its own source date — they update on different schedules. Data: geo.json.