The week in review: October 26–30
The week of October 26–30 on la.metrotrendlines.com, in 9 posts.
Monday, October 26 — Los Angeles-metro education and health jobs, September 2026. Los Angeles-metro education and health employers had 1,340,700 people on payroll in September 2026, up 3.8% from a year earlier. That is 21.3% of all payroll jobs in the metro, against 20.7% a year before.
Monday, October 26 — Los Angeles-metro professional services jobs, September 2026. Los Angeles-metro professional and business services employers had 975,500 people on payroll in September 2026, down 0.5% from a year earlier. That is 15.5% of all payroll jobs in the metro, against 15.7% a year before.
Tuesday, October 27 — Los Angeles-metro finance jobs, September 2026. Los Angeles-metro financial activities employers had 300,400 people on payroll in September 2026, down 1.7% from a year earlier. That is 4.8% of all payroll jobs in the metro, against 4.9% a year before.
Tuesday, October 27 — Los Angeles-metro trade and transport jobs, September 2026. Los Angeles-metro trade, transportation and utilities employers had 1,047,900 people on payroll in September 2026, up 0.3% from a year earlier. That is 16.7% of all payroll jobs in the metro, against 16.7% a year before.
Wednesday, October 28 — Los Angeles-metro government jobs, September 2026. Los Angeles-metro government employers had 734,800 people on payroll in September 2026, down 1.1% from a year earlier. That is 11.7% of all payroll jobs in the metro, against 11.9% a year before.
Wednesday, October 28 — Los Angeles-metro other services jobs, September 2026. Los Angeles-metro other services employers had 215,400 people on payroll in September 2026, up 1.0% from a year earlier. That is 3.4% of all payroll jobs in the metro, against 3.4% a year before.
Thursday, October 29 — Los Angeles building permits, September 2026. The Los Angeles metro permitted 35,439 housing units in the twelve months through September 2026, up 32.0% from the twelve months before. The twelve-month total peaked at 72,601 in January 1989 and bottomed at 7,002 in January 2010.
Thursday, October 29 — Los Angeles home prices, August 2026. The monthly home-price refresh, from the two measures that disagree usefully. Case-Shiller put the Los Angeles index at 447.4 in August 2026, up 1.4% on the year.
Friday, October 30 — California jobless claims, week of Oct 24, 2026. California workers filed 39,628 initial unemployment claims in the week ending Oct 24, 2026; the steadier four-week average is 39,371, down 6.3% from the same weeks a year ago. Read the chart in two parts.
The week in review: every post from October 26–30, summarised from its own listing blurb and linked. Assembled each Saturday from the posts that actually published that week.