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Fresno, California Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Fresno fell 0.3 percentage points in March 2013 to 13.9%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 4.5 percentage points higher than the California rate. The unemployment rate in Fresno peaked in October 2010 at 17.0% and is now 3.1 percentage points lower. You can also compare Fresno unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate March 2013 Month/Month Year/Year
National 7.6% -0.1 -0.6
California 9.4% -0.2 -1.3
Fresno 13.9% -0.3 -1.7
Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.1 All comparisons are made with March 2013 data as April metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Fresno, California, National

Fresno, California monthly unemployment rate chart

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Fresno, California Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Fresno peaked in November 2010 at 75,429. There are now 13,950 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Fresno employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Fresno, California) is also available.

Unemployed Persons March 2013 Month/Month Year/Year
Fresno 61,479 -1,307 -7,786

Number of Unemployed Persons

Fresno, California Unemployment History

Date National
Unemployment Rate 		California
Unemployment Rate 		Fresno
Unemployment Rate 		Fresno
Unemployed
April
2013 		7.5% 9.0% — —
March
2013 		7.6% 9.4% 13.9% 61,479
February
2013 		7.7% 9.6% 14.2% 62,786
January
2013 		7.9% 9.8% 14.5% 64,137
December
2012 		7.8% 9.8% 14.5% 64,113
November
2012 		7.8% 9.9% 14.6% 64,565
October
2012 		7.9% 10.1% 14.8% 65,187
September
2012 		7.8% 10.2% 14.9% 65,931
August
2012 		8.1% 10.4% 15.1% 66,756
July
2012 		8.2% 10.6% 15.2% 67,564
June
2012 		8.2% 10.6% 15.4% 68,246
May
2012 		8.2% 10.7% 15.5% 68,733
April
2012 		8.1% 10.7% 15.6% 69,041

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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