Bakersfield-Delano, California Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Bakersfield fell 0.3 percentage points in December 2011 to 14.3%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 3.2 percentage points higher than the California rate. The unemployment rate in Bakersfield peaked in December 2010 at 16.1% and is now 1.8 percentage points lower. You can also compare Bakersfield unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	December 2011	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	8.5%	-0.2	-0.9
California	11.1%	-0.2	-1.4
Bakersfield	14.3%	-0.3	-1.8

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with December 2011 data as January metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Bakersfield, California, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Bakersfield, California Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Bakersfield peaked in December 2010 at 59,191. There are now 6,231 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Bakersfield employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Bakersfield, California) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	December 2011	Month/Month	Year/Year
Bakersfield	52,960	-1,091	-6,231

Number of Unemployed Persons

Bakersfield, California Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	California Unemployment Rate	Bakersfield Unemployment Rate	Bakersfield Unemployed
January 2012	8.3%	—	—	—
December 2011	8.5%	11.1%	14.3%	52,960
November 2011	8.7%	11.3%	14.6%	54,051
October 2011	8.9%	11.7%	15.0%	55,612
September 2011	9.0%	11.9%	15.3%	56,513
August 2011	9.1%	12.1%	15.5%	57,165
July 2011	9.1%	12.0%	15.6%	57,184
June 2011	9.1%	11.8%	15.5%	56,414
May 2011	9.0%	11.7%	15.4%	56,028
April 2011	9.0%	11.8%	15.7%	56,968
March 2011	8.9%	12.0%	15.7%	57,348
February 2011	9.0%	12.1%	15.9%	57,974
January 2011	9.1%	12.4%	16.0%	58,886