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Chico, California Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Chico fell 0.3 percentage points in April 2013 to 10.5%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 1.5 percentage points higher than the California rate. The unemployment rate in Chico peaked in October 2010 at 14.0% and is now 3.5 percentage points lower. You can also compare Chico unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate April 2013 Month/Month Year/Year
National 7.5% -0.1 -0.6
California 9.0% -0.4 -1.7
Chico 10.5% -0.3 -2.0
Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.1 All comparisons are made with April 2013 data as May metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Chico, California, National

Chico, California monthly unemployment rate chart

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Chico, California Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Chico peaked in November 2010 at 14,495. There are now 3,847 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Chico employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Chico, California) is also available.

Unemployed Persons April 2013 Month/Month Year/Year
Chico 10,648 -396 -2,146

Number of Unemployed Persons

Chico, California Unemployment History

Date National
Unemployment Rate 		California
Unemployment Rate 		Chico
Unemployment Rate 		Chico
Unemployed
May
2013 		7.6% — — —
April
2013 		7.5% 9.0% 10.5% 10,648
March
2013 		7.6% 9.4% 10.8% 11,044
February
2013 		7.7% 9.6% 11.2% 11,444
January
2013 		7.9% 9.8% 11.5% 11,720
December
2012 		7.8% 9.8% 11.6% 11,751
November
2012 		7.8% 9.9% 11.7% 11,886
October
2012 		7.9% 10.1% 11.9% 12,052
September
2012 		7.8% 10.2% 12.0% 12,241
August
2012 		8.1% 10.4% 12.2% 12,432
July
2012 		8.2% 10.6% 12.4% 12,595
June
2012 		8.2% 10.6% 12.4% 12,708
May
2012 		8.2% 10.7% 12.5% 12,769

1. Metro area unemployment rates are now seasonally adjusted. The BLS has started publishing smoothed seasonally adjusted metropolitan area data which makes comparisons to state and national data more relevant than the unadjusted numbers. ↩

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