Chico, California Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Chico fell 0.4 percentage points in December 2011 to 12.7%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 1.6 percentage points higher than the California rate. The unemployment rate in Chico peaked in December 2010 at 14.2% and is now 1.5 percentage points lower. You can also compare Chico 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
Chico	12.7%	-0.4	-1.5

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: Chico, California, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Chico, California Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Chico peaked in December 2010 at 14,775. There are now 1,559 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Chico employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Chico, California) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	December 2011	Month/Month	Year/Year
Chico	13,216	-364	-1,559

Number of Unemployed Persons

Chico, California Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	California Unemployment Rate	Chico Unemployment Rate	Chico Unemployed
January 2012	8.3%	—	—	—
December 2011	8.5%	11.1%	12.7%	13,216
November 2011	8.7%	11.3%	13.1%	13,580
October 2011	8.9%	11.7%	13.6%	14,040
September 2011	9.0%	11.9%	13.8%	14,183
August 2011	9.1%	12.1%	13.8%	14,260
July 2011	9.1%	12.0%	13.6%	14,186
June 2011	9.1%	11.8%	13.5%	13,988
May 2011	9.0%	11.7%	13.3%	13,788
April 2011	9.0%	11.8%	13.4%	13,940
March 2011	8.9%	12.0%	13.6%	14,118
February 2011	9.0%	12.1%	13.7%	14,251
January 2011	9.1%	12.4%	13.9%	14,558